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Election results 


disputed 


by G. Paul Skelhorne 

The votes in last week’s Students’ 
Union elections were barely 
counted when attempts tooverturn 
the election were made by several 
candidates. As well, more attempts 
are planned for the near future. 

As early as Friday, March 8, less 
than 24 hours after voting closed, a 
package outlining 20 complaints 
was brought to the attention of 
Astrid Sollbach, the Chief Return- 
ing Officer (CRO). 

Sollbach was not given an op- 
portunity to respond to the com- 
plaints. Instead, she was merely 
given notice that a meeting of the 
Discipline, Interpretation, and En- 
forcement (DIE) Board had been 
called to review the complaints. 

The complaints, signed mostly 
by Ashnur Veljiand Melanie Sellick, 
as well as other candidates and 
students, dealt with alleged election 
infractions committed by other 
candidates and Sollbach. The 
complainants, said Sollbach, arenot 
seeking to have the election re- 
peated, but merely to having bal- 
loting conducted again. 

According to Sollbach, “if any of 
these 20 complaints had any legiti- 
macy, a reballoting wouldn’t solve 
any of them, because most of them 
happened during the campaign 
period, were a result of campaign- 
ing, or were directly linked to things 
that had nothing to do with the 
ballots themselves. There were only 
one or two points that had to do 
with the ballots themselves.” 

Among the more serious allega- 
tions contained within the 20-point 
document are suggestions that 
Sollbach had produced photocop- 
ied or pre-printed ballots during 
the course of the elections. 

Sollbach rejected such sugges- 
tions. “These suppositions of pho- 
tocopied or pre-printed 
ballots...they simply don’t 
exist...and if they had, we would 
have found them,” said Sollbach. 
“In essence, they were claiming 


that...I was stuffing ballot boxes.” 

According to Sollbach, most of 
the 20 points were easily disproven 
before DIE Board, and that it was a 
case of taking defeat poorly that led 
the candidates to sign them in the 
first place. 

“The whole package was one big 
misunderstanding, but the 
candidates...are just trying to get 
the election overturned,” said 
Sollbach. “I would like to see some 
hard facts...all ] keep hearing about 
are therumours and the threats that 
this election is going to be 
overturned...but I just don’t believe 
there’s anything behind these 
claims. That’s why it leads me to 
question why these things are being 
brought up. 

“The only reason I can see is that 
it’s unfortunate, but they lost and 
they’re hoping forasecond chance,” 
said Sollbach. 

The DIE Board has reserved rul- 
ing on the matter until Wednesday, 
March 13. , 

An attempt to overturn the elec- 
tion is also planned by members of 
the MKT slate, who were disquali- 
fied just prior to the beginning of 
voting. 

According to John McDougald, 
they will launch an appeal later this 
week based on Students’ Union 
Bylaw #300, section 25, paragraph 
a, whichstates that “if there is found 
to have beenaserious contravention 
of the Bylaw, such that the results of 
an election could not reasonably be 
deemed to indicate actual prefer- 
ence of the electors, that election of 
that part thereof subject to the 
contravention, may be declared 
void by the CRO summarily.” 

Although he cites this section of 
the Bylaws, McDougald is not sure 
the attempt will succeed. “I’m not 
confident that the election will be 
overturned, simply because of the 
implications of overturning an 
election. However, it has been a 


see OVERTURN — p.4 


INSIDE: 


FEATURE: 


INSERT: 


Feds freeze funding— p. 2 

SU Election results— p. 5 

SU Election fallout — pp. 6,9 

The mother of all music wk-ends— p. 10 
Track back from Windsor — p. 17 


Eyewitness to the Gulf War — pp. 12-13 


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been painted basic white and witha roller.” 
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Bears’ Victory 


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Review of Native Studies 
program progressing 


by Warren Ferguson 

The School of Native Studies is 
going through a process of review 
to determine if its objectives are 
being met, according to School Di- 
rector Richard Price. 

This process is in response to the 
March 1 forum where staff mem- 
bers, students, and community 
leaders met to discuss the future of 
the school. Important recommen- 
dations were presented by the Ab- 
original Students Council (ASC) at 
that meeting, which outlined the 
position of the Native student 
community. 

“Iam feeling good that we had 
this council meeting. The students 
presented a list of concerns. Weare 
going into a whole process now ofa 
review of our program for the next 
eight months, where there willbea 
self-study of the school, where 
studentconcerns willcomein,” said 
Price. 

The self-study is one part of that 


whole process. This will be fol- 
lowed by an overall review by the 
President’s Advisory Committeeon 
Campus Reviews. 

“It's very future oriented. It's 
directed towardsimprovementand 
constructive changes for the future, 
a new direction. I think that this is 
a fair process, and I look forward to 
the whole evaluation,” he said. 

Some of the concerns raised at 
the March 1st meeting were that the 
School of Native Studies does not 
hire enough Native instructors, and 
that Native perspectives are not 
being addressed adequately. 

“I think in part we have met these 
objectives, given the resources we 
have had,” Price said. 

According to Price, therearesome 
problems in locating and retaining 
Native instructors for the school. 

“We couldn’t always hold onto 
some of our best (Native) instruc- 
tors. These people are much in 
demand. There are not too many in 


the area; they can name their ticket. 

“I think that the essence of the 
objectives we have made a giant 
strive in achieving. We are not 
offering as many courses in the de- 
gree program as we would like to, 
but weare trying to build a team of 
instructors who can do that.” 

Price said that the school has 
brought in a number of Native el- 
ders in the last year. 

“Each of the elders are guest in- 
structors in all of the classes. I think 
that the school is over fifty percent 
Native. We have been developing 
ideas on cooperative education. 
There are a whole range of things 
that are possible.” 

Price feels that the school is try- 
ing to find a balance in its orienta- 
tion so that it can meet the needs of 
two communities. 

“We are trying to give primacy 
to (Native) points of view, but not 


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Page 2 e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e The Gateway 


Feds freezes funding for university education 


by Karen Hill 

OTTAWA (CUP)—Federal fi- 
nance minister Michael Wilson 
roared his teeth and sank them into 
2ducation funding in his latest 
sudget, released February 26. 

The Tory budget froze transfer 
payments to universities and col- 
'eges for the second year in a row, 

and offered no promise of a thaw 
until 1994-95, 

According to the Canadian Fed- 
eration of Students (CFS), this 
neans a $775 million loss for 1992- 
93 alone, and a combined $3.85 
villion cut from 1990-91 to 1994-95. 

CFS chair Jane Arnold said the 
budget is a signal to students that 
‘he govemment is less and less 

-oncerned with an accessible, 
quality education. 

“My belief is that they’re saying 
they want a highly skilled work 
force, but at the same time they’re 
making these cuts,” she said. “The 
government has to be willing to put 
their money where their mouthis.” 

Arnold said she is particularly 


distressed by the Tories’ promise to 
crack down on students who de- 
fault on their loans. The budget 
promised changes that would allow 
the govemment to deduct money 
owed to Ottawa from individual 
tax refunds. 

The government is charging 
ahead with punitive steps instead 
of trying to get to the root of the 
problem, she added. 

44 per cent of defaulters are 
deemed “uncooperative” and that 
ranges from people who don’t re- 
spond to a letter to those who sim- 
ply refuse to repay their loans, she 
said. “I truly believe students aren’t 


‘given enough information when 


they sign the loan form.” 

Arnold also said she is worried 
about the provinces boosting fees 
tomake up forthe 
cuts. “We’re go- 
ing to see tuition 
fees skyrocket.” 

Students, 
teachers and crit- 
ics alike said the 


budget illustrates the federal 
government's attempt to decrease 
itsrolein post-sccondary education. 

“Mr. Wilson is trying to remove 
the federal presence in higher edu- 
cation without having an up-front 
debate with the Canadian people,” 
said Donald Savage, executive di- 
rector of the Canadian Association 
of University Teachers. 

“The cuts in the transfer pay- 
ments are such that the cash will 
disappear very soon and once that 
happens there’s no longer any fed- 
eral involvement in higher educa- 
tion.” 

James Downey, vice president of 
the Association of Universities and 
Colleges of Canada, agreed. “This 
is a time when leadership is needed 
to strengthen education. All we can 


see is the gradual retreat of the gov- 
ernment.” 

Hesaid provincessuchas Quebec 
and Ontario, with high student 
populations are going to be par- 
ticularly hard hit. And, ifthe pattern 
of cuts continues much longer, “by 
the end of the decade, some prov- 
inces will not be receiving any 
money,” he said. 

While Wilson emphasized the 
need for global competitiveness, he 
slashed at the best opportunity for 
Canada to recover some ground, 
said Downey. 

“Inareas like research and devel- 
opment, universities have an es- 
sential roleto play. Withoutastrong 
commitment to post- secondary 
education,” Canada will continue 
to flounder, he said. 


NDP educalion critic Howard 
McCurdy said post-secondary 
education is the key to a healthy 
economy and the budget is 
“absolulely bloody insane.” 

“You'd have to be a full blown 
idiot like the Prime Minister (Brian 
Mulroney) not to realize that post- 
secondary education and research 
and development are key to inter- 
national competition. We’renotable 
to increase wealth without knowl- 
edge.” 

McCurdy cited the $100 million 
cut to job training programs during 
arecession and cuts to researchand 
development as parts of an eco- 
nomic policy “designed to tear this 
country apart.” 

“Tf that doesn’t outrage Canadi- 
ans, I don’t know what will.” 


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budgef, cuts to research 


by Gil McGowan 

The federal government's latest bud- 
getis short-sighted and may undermine 
the quality of university education in 
Canada, says U of A president Paul 
Davenport. 

In an interview with the Gateway 
Monday, Davenport described the fed- 
eral government’s decision to continue 
its year-old freeze on transfer payments 
for health care and post-secondary 
education as a “retrograde step.” He 
also criticized the government for not 
setting more money aside for research. 

“In order to maintain quality educa- 
tion, we need real federal leadership in 
regard to research funding. But, in this 
budget we didn’t get it,” he said. 

According to Davenport, Prime Min- 
ister Brian Mulroney should pay more 
attention to the National Advisory Board 
on Science and Technology — an advi- 
sory body established by the Conserva- 
tives themselves in 1983. In 1988, the 
Board recommended that the federal 


government double its financial support 
for university research. Such an increase is 
necessary, Davenport said, because in- 
creases for research grants have fallen be- 
hind inflation for the last five years. 

“What we need is a drastic increase — 
like a doubling — to get Canada back on 
track as far as research spending goes,” he 
said. 

Despite these concerns, the Alberta 
government — which stands to lose about 
$353 million dollars in transfer payments 
for post-secondary education over thenext 
four years — has expressed no formal 
opposition to the federal budget. In a 
television interview following the release 
of the budget, provincial treasurer Dick 
Johnson said he approved of the 
document's intent, calling it “sensible.” 
Advanced Education Minister has refused 
to comment on the issue publically. 

Angered by this reaction, the New 
Democrat Official Opposition’s Advanced 
Education critic, Pam Barrett, said the 


attempts to scale back transfer payments. 

“It’s both short-sighted and counter- 
productive to take money away from 
our universities,” she said. 

“If you de-skill the workers of the 
province youalso takeaway their ability 
to generate wealth. In the long run, that 
means a weaker economy and less tax 
revenue for the government.” 

Hereonthe U of Acampus, the federal 
government's decision freeze transfer 
payments for post-secondary education 
has led many students to fear for their 
programs. 

“This is going to give the provincial 
government an excuse to cut funds for 
advanced education next year,” said 
Students’ Union president Suresh 
Mustapha. 

To deal with this potentially disrup- 
tive situation, Mustapha said that next 
year’s SU executive will have to make 
efforts to lobby for funds at the federal 
level. 


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Women march in solidarity 


by Monica Eggink 

Last Saturday afternoon, nearly 
200 women and men marched in 
downtown Edmonton to celebrate 
International Women’s Day, which 
was March 8. 

The history of IWD goes back to 
1857 in New York City, where 
women textile workers stopped 
working and marchedin thestreets, 
protesting inadequate salaries, poor 
working conditions, 12-hour work 
days, and child labour. They also 
demanded the right to vote. The 
police reacted with force, beating 
many women. 

IWD was celebrated in Europe 
and the U.S.in 1911 for the first time 
in remembrance of these New York 
women. 1991 was Edmonton’s 14th 
year of involvement. 

Last Saturday in Edmonton, po- 
lice drove alongside marchers, 
whose slogans called for equal pay 
for equal work, an end to violence 
against women, safe abortion, and 
respect for gays and lesbians. 

Demand was also made for the 
resignation of Alderman Ken 
Kozak, who was recently found 
guilty of assaulting his wife. 

After the march, participants 
congregated in the gymnasium of 
the YWCA. Information tables 
represented a widearray of groups, 
such as CUSO, Alberta Family and 
Social Services, the Sexual Assault 
Centre, the Indo-Canadian 


Women’s’ Association and 
Edmonton Working Women. 

Speakers presented their view- 
points on women and poverty, rac- 
ism, peace in the Middle East, choice 
and women’s rights. 

International Women’s Day is 
organized by an IWD committee, 
made up of women from various 
groups. Sushila Samy, a human 
rights officer with the Human 
Rights Commission, has been in- 
volved with the committee for the 
past four years. 


“It’s important for women to cel- 
ebrate thesmall steps but they must 
also participate since women do 
not yet have equality,” said Samy. 
“It’s also important that all women 
be included, so IWD is becoming 
more and more multicultural.” 

According toSamy, women must 
definitely work with men toachieve 
equality, and though there are now 
men who support the women’s 
movement, “hopefully we will get 
more men involved than there are 
now.” 


The Gateway e Tuesday March 12, 1991 « Page 3 


Mineral engineering slated for deletion 


by Laura Schroeder 

Recommendations to completely 
phase out the discipline of Mineral 
Engineering and to dismantle the 
entire department of Mineral, 
Metallurgical and Petroleum Engi- 
neering, have both students and 
faculty extremely concerned. 

Eventually if the proposal goes 
through, Petroleum and Metallur- 
gical Engineering will be combined 
with the Departments of Chemical 
and Mechanical Engineering. 

To do this the University ad- 
ministration has targeted the va- 
cancy of one Mineral Engineer 
professorial position to be trans- 
ferred to a different faculty, most 
likely Arts or Science. If this hap- 
pens, the remaining three profes- 
sors will not fulfil the required four 
professor minimum for the ac- 
creditation of the Mineral Engi- 
neering program. 

According a budget proposal 
released this past month by the 
University administration, “the re- 
maining students will be allowed 
to complete their programs, pro- 
viding this is done within five years 
of the closure of the Department.” 

Dr. Whiting, Chair of the Depart- 
ment of Mineral, Metallurgical and 
Petroleum Engineering, pointed out 
that the University of Alberta is the 
only place between the University 
of British Columbia and Ontario 
where a degree in Mineral Engi- 
neering is offered. He foresees a 
future with increasing reliance on 
synthetic crude oil and mined coal 
as power sources, as conventional 
oil resources are depleted. This fu- 
ture trend of development, he be- 
lieves, “will require more engineers 
fromall departments, but there will 
bea special need for engineers spe- 
cifically trained in Mineral Engi- 
neering." 


Dr. Barron, a professor of Min- 
eral Engineering, said that he un- 
derstands the University’s present 
need to trim its budget, but thinks 
that the administration has gone 
too far. 

“Tam horrified they would sug- 
gest closing the Mineral Engineer- 
ing program. The economy of 
Alberta relies mainly on mining, 
agriculture and forestry. Not to train 
people in these areas would be 
foolish,” he said. 

Dr. Barron noted a predicted 
world-wide shortage of skilled 
mineral engineers and criticized the 
University for failing to recognize 
the need to train people in “an area 
where there are jobs ready for 
graduates”. 

One of the main problems in the 
Department is the declining enrol- 
ment in Mineral Engineering. Dr. 
Barron, however, said “the Mining 
industry is well aware of this 
problemand we have been working 
closely with them to recruit new 
students." Headded thatironically, 
this falling enrolment is one of the 
administrations’ justifications for 
“restructuring the distribution of 
faculty resources.” 

Vince Roes, president of the Min- 
eral Engineering Club, voiced the 
students’ disappointment with the 
scheduled closure of the Mineral 
Engineering program. 

“I don’t think the low-enrolment 
argument is valid. Interest in Min- 
eral Engineering is very cyclic in 
nature," he said. 

Headded that the University will 
lose money in the long run, point- 
ing to last year’s Engineering “75th 
Anniversary” fundraising event in 
which five million dollars were 
donated to the University, coupled 
with a government match to total 
9.8 million dollars. 


“Nine companies that brought in 
$100,000 plus were mining/metal- 
lurgical companies...(the Univer- 
sity) is shooting itself in the foot by 
alienating the interests of compa- 
nies that have already shown and 
given their support to this institu- 
tion.",” he said 

Roes predicts the savings to be 
only $40,000 per year if the Mineral 
Engineering programis eliminated. 
That saving does not justify the 
cancellation of an entire program, 
he said. 


Roes added that many students 
are willing to see an increase in 
tuition rather than the eradication 
of programs. He suggested that “if 
tuition were higher, people would 
be more serious about the decision 
they are making when entering 
University”. 

Action is being taken against the 
closure of the Mineral Engineering 
program. The Department has 
produced a document titled “In 
Defence of Mining”, which stresses 
“the mandate of the University re- 


quires that it respond to the fore- 
seen educationaland researchneeds 
of industry and the general public”. 
This document will be submitted to 
the administration's Academic De- 
velopment Committee for review. 
Following this, an appeal willlikely 
be made to the Planning and Pri- 
orities Committee, which hasa more 
direct voice in budget changes. 

“I feel we can makea good case to 
these committees, and that the 
Mining program may be retained,” 
said Dr. Whiting. 
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Pro-Life books rejected by campus library 


by Lisa Wilde 

Uof A libraries recently rejected 
the majority of books donated to 
them by the U of A Pro-Life group. 
19 of the 21 books donated to the 
library were rejected after evalua- 
tion by library personnel. 

This has prompted the U of A 
Pro-Life group to question the 
selection process of the libraries. 

“We've been hearing a lot about 
the need for book donations due to 
cutbacks over the past few 
years...and the fact that we see so 
many students approaching us for 
information indicates to us that the 
library is presently missing our in- 
formation," said M.S. Lambert, 
president of the U of A Pro-Life 
group. 

According to Lambert the U of 
A's collection of books on abortion 
is outdated and library adminis- 


trators should not block efforts to 
update it. 

Students say "that there are nu- 
merous books on the abortionissue, 
but if the information is written in 
the 50’s and 60’s they are of little 
use," said Lambert. 

Associate librarian J.S. Busch re- 
jected these criticisms, saying that 
there are many factors to be con- 
sidered when purchasing or ac- 
cepting book donations. Of fore- 
most concern, the donation has to 
be of an acceptable “research qual- 
ity.” 

“We don’t pull decisions out of a 
hat,” said Busch. 

"All literature at the University 
library must support the teaching 
and research programs at the 
University...books are accepted or 
rejected on the basis of relative 
scholarly weight, book reviews by 


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(That means volunteers too!) 
Friday March 22 

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“We have one-half of all materi- 


prominent journals, and through 
consultation with faculty mem- 
bers.” 

The Pro-Life group, however, 
believes that the books in question 
are of acceptable research quality. 
The books are well grounded in 
science, they said. 

The group admitted that some of 
their books were rejected because 
they were duplicates of earlier edi- 
tions already on file. But,Lambert 
said that even if the library has the 
books on file “all the books donated 
were printed in 1989 or 1990...and in 
fields such as fetal development, 
you need the most current infor- 
mation available.” 

Although the library administra- 
tion agrees that the duplicate cop- 
ies would be a valuable addition, it 
has neither the space nor the funds 
to accommodate extra copies. Ernie 
Ingles, Chief Librarian, said that 
“by the end of 1991 we will be com- 
pletely out of shelf space, and that 
processing costs of a book runs as 
high as two times the cost of the 
book, up to $70-$80 per book.” 

Lambert pointed to the “irony” 
of a library which requests book 
donations but cannot afford the 
processing costs. 

Ingles also emphasized that 
those students who state the library 
has a poor selection of books on the 
topic of abortion have not done a 
thorough search of all available 
materials. He said that the library 
has a significant selection of books 
evenly divided between the pro- 
life and pro-choice point of view. 


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als ever published on abortion and 
other related issues," he said. 
Excluding the extensive periodi- 
cal collection, Ingles pointed out 
that the library lays claim to 68 
documents on abortion, of which 
17 are published after 1980, and 22 
documents specifically on the moral 
and ethical aspects, of which 11 were 


published after 1985. 

Books notaccepted by thelibrary, 
have been returned to the Pro-Life 
office and are being given out on 
private loan. Lambert admitted, 
however, that students can make 
only limited use of the books be- 
cause the Pro-Life office lacks on 
accessible borrowing system. 


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HUB residents criticize Dewey's bar 


by David J. McMullen 

On February 27,a forum was held 
for HUB residents to voice their 
concerns over Dewey’s and the 
possibility of its expansion. Ap- 
proximately 40 residents attended 
the session and were armed with 
questions and concerns. 

Wyn Gittens, Manager of Hous- 
ing and Residence Life, Tiffany 
Tsang, HUB Residence Life Coor- 
dinator and Tom Lancaster, Stu- 
dents’ Union Business Manager, 
were in attendence. The discussion 
was moderated by Jackie 
Herschmiller, President of the HUB 
Community Association. 

The discussion centred on the 
possibility of expansion for Dewey’s 
and the problems associated with 
having the popular bar operating 
within a residence. 

Tom Lancaster tried to put some 
rumours to rest over the expansion 


issue. He said that there was no 
proposal for an expansion of 
Dewey’s at the present time. With 
Goertz Photo leaving, Dewey's is 
provided with an opportunity to 
consider expansion, Lancaster said. 
Theadditionalspace would beused 
to accomodate the deli and food 
patrons, as well as moving the 
preparation area closer to the front 
counter. However, expansion 
would require some renovation to 
that space. This can be costly and 
Dewey’s would have to paya higher 
rental fee. 

Housing and Food Services’ 
(HFS) position on the matter has 
been that Dewey’s is not compatible 
with residence life and should be 
relocated. David Bruch, Director of 
Housing and Food Services, has 
expressed this sentiment in letters 
to Suresh Mustapha, President of 
the Students’ Union, and to Marg- 


aret Schneider of HUB Commer- 
cial, the leasing agent for the retail 
aspect of the mall. 

Students had the opportunity to 
express their concerns over Dewey’s 
to the members of the forum. Sam 
Jessa, a HUB resident, summed up 
many residents’ concerns. 

“There are peoplesmoking drugs 
in the stairwells, vomiting, urinat- 
ing, and the noise generated by the 
music and patrons is simply too 
much to put up with. Dewey’s 
should be moved out of HUB,” she 
said. 

There was some mention made 
about the noise created by the 
daycare that is operated in the mall. 
Onestudentstated, “Atleastthey’re 
toilet trained.” 

A great deal of concern was ex- 
pressed over the repeated occur- 
rence of fire alarms being set off late 
at night. According to Housing and 


Food Services, there were 78 fire 
alarms that occurred last year in 
HUB. Of these, there were 23 alarms 
set off without incident of a fire. 
Approximately 40 per cent were 
caused by HUB residents while 
cooking. According to HFS, the in- 
cidents of HUB residents setting off 
the alarms has inadvertently de- 
creased considerably this year. 

Gittens told students that Cam- 
pus Security keeps a person in the 
vicinity of Dewey’s at the time of 
closing. Inregards to the firealarms, 
Gittens commented, “It/sacriminal 
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fire alarm they are charged $550 
and they face the possibility of be- 
ing evicted.” 

Some women present expressed 
concern for their safety with 
Dewey’s patrons walking the mall 


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late at night. Jackie Herschmiller 
agreed with these concerns. 

“Some evenings, there are people 
walking down the stairwell and 
they will try to open my door. I find 
it very unsettling,” she said. 

Th most commonly heard con- 
cern about Dewey’s was expressed 
by many residents throughout the 
evening. The noise that is produced 
by Dewey's makes it difficult for 
students to live, as well as study. 

Tom Lancaster told concerned 
residents that the SU was examin- 
ing several possibilities. He has been 
in contact with the Planning and 
Development department of the 
University and has asked them to 
look to see if there is any existing 
space that may be available to 
Dewey’sontheeastside of campus. 
He has also been in contact with an 
acoustics engineer from Vancouver 
to explore possibilities for reducing 
noise. Residents expressed concern 
over this plan since it would do 
little to affect the behaviour of pa- 
trons. 

There were some comments 
made that at least Dewey’s could 
shut down during exam week to 
make studying less difficult for 
students that live in close proxim- 
ity to the bar. 

The forum ended with HUB 
residents passing by unanimous 
consenta motion that would see the 
relocation of Dewey’s. A meeting 
between the SU and HFS will be 
held in the near. future to discuss 
the concerns represented in the fo- 
rum and to attempt to reach a sat- 
isfactory resolution. 


STUDIES from p.1 


exclusivity. We are working and 
living in  a_ university 
community...and we want a holis- 
tic perspective.” 

ASC member John Carter is 
confident in this review process, 
and in the future of the school. 

“The future looks good for the 
school. It is going to start 
growing...rather than going back- 
wards. It is a good start,” he said. 

Native Studies student Rod 
Soosay agrees. “We are going t 

make it work, no matter what i 
takes. It’s a good program, and i 
can’t die.” 


from OVERTURN p.1 


year of firsts. We are the first slate 
to be disqualified after the election 
began,” said McDougald. 

McDougald also intends to 
present a petition to the Board to 
show support for his cause. 

“Thope to have enoughnames on 
a petition to simply call into ques- 
tion the results of the election, based 
onour disqualification, that the DIE 
Board will rule in our favour,” said 
McDougald. 

McDougald sees the attempt to 
have the election results overturned 
as having wider implications. 

“It will restore faith in the entire 
process, not unlike the impeach- 
ment of Richard Nixon—it had to 
be done to show that it could be 
done—and maybe this the year to 
show that it can in fact be done,” 
said McDougald. 

McDougald said that he would 
prefer thatany successful challenge 
to the election would involve no 
more than a reballot. 

“If I don’t get elected, if Sean or 
Scott don’t get elected that’s the 
will of the electorate...we should be 
given that chance,” said 
McDougaldy 


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Oh hail oh president 


Although Marc Dumouchel may not be one of the Jims, 
he still was elected prez, and we'll have to make do. 


Ron Sears 


by G. Paul Skelhorne 

Although they cannot ad- 
equately explain why, the Just Say 
Jim Slate, which ran in the recent 
Students’ Union elections, may 
have achieved an unprecedented 
feat: each member of the slate re- 
ceived enough votes to get their 
$50 deposit back. 

According to the bylaws of the 
SU, a candidate must receive ten 
per cent of the votes in their cat- 
egory to receive the refund. The 
Jims did so easily, coming in at 
around 20 per cent each. 

But how do they explain their 
apparent popularity? 

“I think the poster was a big 
thing,” said Dave Loken, who ran 
as James Bond in the election. “It 
was originality on our part more 
than anything that people were 
attracted to, because I was told a 
lot by people ‘wow, where did 
you guys come up with this idea?’ 
and you wouldn't believe where 
we came up with it.” 

Mark Meer, who ran as Jim 
Morrison, was more forthcoming. 
“It was in RATT. A lot of our stuff 
came fromourmeetingsin RATT.” 

Members of the slate felt that 
their position in the elections 
served a definite purpose. 

“We like to think of ourselves as 
possibly a 

none-of-the-above or a protest 
vote,” said Dan Pigat, who ran as 


Jims no Joke 


James Dean. 

No consensus was available as 
to what would have happened if 
any of the Jims had been elected. 

“We probably would have 
stepped down. Itmight have been 
nice to collect a couple of months 
salary,” said Meer. 

Pigat felt differently. “Some of 
us were qualified to actually do 
the job, equally ifnot moreso than 
some of the candidates running.” 

Morrison was quick to interject, 
“Speak for yourself...that should 
be struck from the record.” 

Meer further commented that 
he felt that their involvement in 
the election was “a cleansing burst 
of synchronicity,” especially with 


the release of James Brown from 


prison and the popularity of the 
movie The Doors. 

“There werea lot of factors. First 
there was the visibility, then there 
was the thing that we were being 
famous people...it was a fairly 
funny campaign I thought,” said 
Meer. 

The final credit for their success 
came from Pigat. “One thing we 
really have to stress is that Jimmy 
Hoffa did a great job as our cam- 
paign manager, and if we can find 
him, we’ll thank him.” 

Jim Bakker, a.k.a. Rob Hart and 
James Brown, a.k.a. Steve Deering, 
were not available for comment. 


Election 91 wraps up 


by G. Paul Skelhorne 

Independent candidates domi- 
nated the 1991 Students’ Union 
Elections for the second year in a 
row in an election fraught with 
disqualifications, mini-slates,anda 
surprising showing by joke candi- 
dates. 

Winning the office of president 
was Marc Dumouchel of the 
Dumoucheland Huising (DH)slate, 
who defeated his opponents by 
taking nearly 40 percent of the votes. 
His nearest competitor, Francois 
Bouman, of the Bouman and 
Boissonault (BB) slate, captured 35 
percent of the vote. 

The position of vice-president 
academic was won by Ian 
McCormack, an independent, who 
took 40 percent of the possible votes 
cast in the category. 

The office of vice-president ex- 
ternal was won by Randy 
Boissonault of BB, who achieved 
the win with a 42 percent margin. 


The tight race for vice-president 
internal, contested by five candi- 
dates, was won by independent 
candidate Katrina Haymond, who 
took 28 percent of possible votes. 

Alex Ross, another independent, 
was the successful candidate in the 
category of vice-president finance, 
capturing 43 percent of votes. 

The position of Board of Gover- 
nors representative, contested by 
only three candidates, was won by 
independent Jody Wilson, with 58 
percent of the vote. 

Also decided in the election were 
tworeferendum questions. The first 
regarded a levy of student fees to 
support a Students’ Finance Centre 
oncampus. Theinitiative was given 
ayes vote with 54 percent approval. 

Thesecond referendum question 
dealt with the Athletics Legacy 
Fund, and asked whether students 
were willing to pay an additional 
$2.50 per semester to support cam- 
pus sports teams. The question was 


given a yes vote with 62 percent 
support. 

Overall, a total of approximately 
7300 students voted in the election, 
a number slightly higher than last 
year’s 7200. The percentage of vot- 
ers is somewhat higher however, as 
this year’s student population is 
slightly less than last year’s. 

Conspicuous in this year’s elec- 
tion was the disqualification of the 
MKT slate one day before voting 
began. The slate was disqualified 
for repeated election rule infrac- 
tions. When disqualified, the slate 
had more than three times the 
number of infractions incurred by 
any other candidate or slate. 

Also notable in the election was 
the success of one of the joke slates. 
Just Say Jim, a slate comprised of 
candidates named exclusively Jim 
or James, achieved a landmark for 
joke slates, as each member was 
refunded his $50 deposit (Please 
see story this issue). 


Athletes hail Legacy Fund 


by Gil McGowan 

U of A student athletes were ec- 
static last week after learning that 
voters in the Students’ Union elec- 
tion had agreed to establish a 
Golden Bear and Panda Legacy 
Fund. 

The celebration began late 
Thursday night after supporters of 
the Legacy Fund received word that 
62 per cent of the voters had voted 
in favour of establishing a fund to 
support sports teams threatened by 
the department of Athletics’ recent 
budget cuts. 

Students will now be asked to 
pay an extra $2.50 per semester in 
SU fees. Money collected from these 
fees will be funneled to a SU board 
and distributed to teams facing fi- 
nancial difficulties. 

According to Rick Chamney, 
president of University Athletic 
Board (UAB), the referendum vic- 
tory can largely be attributed to the 
hard work of all those who cam- 
paigned in favour of the Legacy 
Fund. 

“We're all ecstatic... but, I can’t 
stress enough how much work was 
done — especially by the athletes 
themselves. Without them it 
wouldn’t have gone through,” he 
said. 

Despite being pleased with the 
results of the referendum vote, 


991 SU Election Results 


Chamney says that more has to be 
done to protect the six sports teams 
threatened with cancellation. 

“The students have shown that 
they are willing to support their 
Golden Bearsand Pandas. But, they 
can’t do it alone,” he said. 

“T think the alumni and the Uni- 
versity itself have to get behind us.” 

Chamney would also like the 
administration to outline exactly 
how much outside funding will be 
necessary to protect sports teams 
fromdeletion. So far, such estimates 
have not been made available. 

“When they deleted the football 
team, that gave the alumni the op- 
portunity to go out and raise 
money... theother teams should also 
know how much money they need 
to raise,” said Chamney. 

SU president Suresh Mustapha 
agreed with Chamney, and esti- 
mated that about $125,000 will be 
collected for the Legacy Fund next 
year. The rules determining the 
distribution of the money will be 
drawn up within the next few 


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Opinion 


Managing Editor: Teresa Pires, 492-5178 


Dear John... 


by Lee Craig 

Dear John, 

This is just a letter from a mere student to congratulate you on your 
new idea to lead post-secondary education out of our current funding 
abyss. Oh dear, Mr. Gogo, what sheer brilliance it must have taken to 
come up with this initiative! Not many men have the capacity — in 
the face of a serious crisis, as well as widespread contempt from 
students and staff — to think of a solution which will spend more 
money on junk mail than he wants to spend on education. 

(For all of you who don’t know, John Gogo, the Minister of 
Advanced Education, will be sending all students this fall a financial 
statement, listing the tuition owed by the student. It will also show the 
portion of their studies that is paid by taxpayers, which averages 
about 90 per cent of the total.) 

You must have thought long and hard, John, about the anger 
students demonstrated on March 1 and wished that you could set the 
record straight. I could cry with the shame of how university and 
college students, not to mention the ungrateful academic and non- 
academic staff, who your department provides jobs for, treat you. I 
mean you were so gracious, coming to the demonstration and how 
did thestudents respond? Theingrates scorned, scowled and screamed 
at you. 

And they actually thought that continued underfunding resulting 
in a steady deterioration of libraries, cuts to course sections, laid-off 
staff, decreased quotosand lost departments, was worth complaining 
about. The ingrates. 

And so, I must commend you on spending your money wisely for 
a change, not in providing funds for a radically degraded post- 
secondary system, but in chastising students for how ungrateful they 
are! Well done, John! They haven't responded to you when you gave 
them the opportunity to try out exciting new budget cuts, interesting 
new ways of getting by with no education, those radical opportunities 
to get jobs in the fast-food industry that they all turn up their noses at, 
the ungrateful snobs. We all crave the lifestyle that you yourself 
epitomize- with no education, we'll just geta cabinet position! Thanks 
John! 

And so, dear Minister of Advanced Education, forget about the 
need for competitive institutions in a global marketplace, and above 
all, spare no thought for any bleeding heart who claims that an 
educated populace is a good thing in and of itself. 

An Admirer 


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Letters 


Gateway rankles readers, again 


A cornucopia 
of comments 


Just to comment on four, that’s 
right, four pieces that appeared in 
Tuesday’s Gateway: 

(1) Teresa Pires’ “Protest first 
step” editorial—bang on. Could not 
agree more. It’s the only way to get 
the clowns across the river to listen. 

(2) David Malmo-Levine’s 
“Grand Marshall” letter—get real. 1 
am certainly a believer in more 
radical action; however, that is not 
the issue. You were upset at being 
tackled by a marshall at the rally 
when you tried to speak—if you 
had wanted to speak, why didn’t 
you ask to when we were organiz- 
ing the march? Or better yet, why 
didn’t you get off your ass and help 
organize the thing for the month it 
took, rather than wait for someone 
else to create your photo opportu- 
nity? 

(3) Lonny McLean’s “Polite Pro- 
test” letter—get real again. You are 
worried that we marched with 
people who were slightly left of 
your political views (the AFL, 
labour unions). If you didn’t notice, 
there was a very diverse group of 
people marching from young Con- 
servatives (like yourself) to mem- 
bers of the community, students of 
all faculties, athletes, and yes, 


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members of the Alberta Federation 
of Labour. ; 

As far as I’m concerned, anyone 
who is for our cause should not be 
discouraged. As far as profane 
“bullshit” type chants go, people 
often use profanity to express their 
anger. A lot of peopleare angry that 
ourinstitutionis being forced down 
the proverbial one. It doesn’t show 
we’re classless; it shows we’re 
pissed off and serious aboutit. The 
government is more likely to listen 
to us if we are angry and in large 
numbers than if we’re cutsey and 
proper. 

(4) Paul M. Charest’s “Field of 
Dreams” opinion—spare me. 
Granted I’m notimpressed by every 
candidate running in the election, 
but I have to keep my mouth shut 
because] have notrunasa candidate 
myself. If youareserious about what 
you wrote, you would have run in 
the election. It is way too easy to 
bitch, and not actually try to do 
anything about it. 


Rick Chamney 
Physical Education IV 


Editors have no 
right to criticize 


Inresponse to the MarchSarticle, 
“The Gateway hacks up the SU 


sete eer ae? 


hacks,” one is forced to express 
frustration, contempt, disbelief, and 
complete anger. A news medium, 
which was previously believed to 
be a fair and competent source, ef- 
fectively destroyed the campaigns 
of selective Students’ Union candi- 
dates. 

Specific individuals’ beliefs and 
personal nature were challenged 
and questioned, and more vehe- 
mently, assumptions regarding 
their characters were made by The 
Gateway. Gil McGowan, Lee Craig, 
Teresa Pires, and Stephen Notley 
passed personal judgements onto 
their readers, leaving the candidates 
to suffer the implications. 

The cliche, “any publicity is good 
publicity” proves false in this case, 
as four pens carelessly scribbled 
away the hard work and determi- 
nation of candidates by slandering 
their characters, and their intent. 
As well, only select candidates were 
slammed, a clear attempt to sway 
the popular vote in favour of their 
opposition. Why? What right do 
four people have to sway an elec- 
tion, by passing cheap, ill-founded 
criticism on to the rest of campus? 

Select individuals, concerned 
about our university, attempted to 


see RANKLES—p. 7 


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The Gateway e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e Page 7 


Sexism?!? 


I’ve got to admit that I some- 
times snicker in derision when I 
walk by the tables set up by femi- 
nist groups - you know, the dis- 
plays of ads with scantily dressed 
women, accompanied by text re- 
viling the advertisements as sexist 
objectification of women. Usually 
the personsat the display are loudly 
complaining about the “inherent 
oppression within the stratified 
status quo.” Strolling by such a 
table last week I heard a guy in the 
frat jacket laughing at a joke his 
buddy made about the “dyke 
bitches, always complaining.” It 
made me think... 

It wasn’t the profound irony of 


this pair of miscreants, belonging 
toamen’s group and talking about 
how unfounded the complaints of 
the feminists were, that got to me. 
It was the sheer gall of their dis- 
missal of all feminists as a bunch of 
radicals. These guys assumed that 
these women were just whining 
without cause. 

I kept thinking about it as I went 
to class; it made me angrier the 
longer I pondered it. We’re sur- 
rounded by sexismevery day...and 
most people do their best to ignore 
it. The feminists’ complaints are 
dismissed with, “There’snosexism 
here.” Indeed, there is no sexism in 
my classes, in Engineering. They'll 
proudly point to the increase in the 
percentage of girls in Engineering 
- still only handfuls of females 
among hundreds of males. The 
much vaunted increase in the 
male/female ratio is an improve- 
ment from abysmal to merely pa- 
thetic. 

I’m told the sexism situation 
improves in the workplace. Look 
at how drastically the percentage 
of women who have jobs has 


jumped up. I’m looking... but there 
isn’t very much to see that’s en- 
couraging. The managers are male, 
and the secretaries are female. Most 
of the well-paid senior manage- 
ment is far too busy doing impor- 
tant things to do their own photo- 
copying and typing. I’ve worked 
at places where I got strange looks 
because I used the Xerox myself as 
opposed to handing the work off to 
a female secretary droid. Welcome 
to the work force, women, now 
please get me another cup of cof- 
fee. 

I’ve seen women struggling 
along at grunt work while hand- 
some, promising, young, male 
graduates get a red carpet rolled 
out for them as they are “fast 
tracked” to positions of seniority. 
I’ve recently seen executives make 
women that have university de- 
grees struggle to sort thousands of 
sheets by hand - because the man- 
agers couldn’t “afford the com- 
puter resources” to automate the 
task. Meanwhile the same manag- 
ers were buying males expensive 
computer workstations to “in- 


Letters continued 


cont. from RANKLES p.6 


make a difference, by putting 
themselves on the line, and run- 
ning for office. They deserve to be 
commended for what they stand 
for, and what they are attempting 
to do; instead, they received “shit 
and abuse” from the Gateway staff. 


Krista Singleton 
Arts II 


Furniture 
review faux 
pas 


I am writing in response to the 
Thursday March 7, Gateway “re- 
view” by Gabino Vidal Travassos. 

I read your “review” of Alan 
Ball’s MVA painting exhibition 
with disbelief and your “review” 
of the second Art and Design De- 
partment staff exhibition with as- 
tonishment, and now your most 
recent tour defarce - a “review” of 
the MDF QA (medium density 
fibreboard quick assembly) exhi- 
bition. Quite simply, you don’t 
know what you're talking about. 
This need not have been the case. 
Three other reviewers of this most 
recent exhibition spoke with me 
and with my students about the 
furniture produced for the show, 
about motivation, intention, the 
design process and the resultant 
pieces. Their reviews were in- 
formed; yours is not. It’s 0.k. toask 
questions. You might learn some- 
thing. 

This exhibitionis notsolely about 
the pieces in the show. It is also 
about the first hand experience to 
do basic research with an Alberta 
produced product. It is about ex- 
ploring the possibilities of forming, 
fabricating and finishing a material 
that is currently used very conser- 
vatively by industry. And, the ex- 
hibition is about each student, 
whetherin their first or second year 
of furniture design, personally 
challenging themselves in the area 
of conceptualization, creative 
problem solving, and producing a 
first testable working prototype of 


an original design. 

We welcome honest informed 
criticism. That leaves you out. For 
your sake and for the sake of 
Gateway readers - learn something 
about art, design, furniture and 
creativity. Read criticism. See how 
the big boys and girls do it. Please 
spare us your personal discoveries 
relating to lavatorial humor, mor- 
bidity and scatological word play. 
You are misusing and abusing the 
opportunity to write for a student 
newspaper. But if you must make 
anass of yourself in public, Gabino 
Vidal Travassos, bray away. 

Bruce Bentz 
Prof. Industrial Design 


Pires should 
avoid “horror' 
movies 


I write this letter in response to 
the article by Teresa Pires (Silence 
to Silence untenable capitulation, 
Gateway, Feb. 28,1991). This reader 
is still unclear as to whether the 
article was intended to bea critique 
of the movie (best described as a 
psychological thriller, not a horror 
movie) orifit was tobea yetanother 
emotional hue-and-cry to the vic- 
timization of women by men. 

Ms. Pires failed to mention that 
whileseveral womenare murdered 
in the movie the viewer only sees 
one female corpse, the one in the 


mortuary/post-mortem scene. In 
this scene, while being revulsed by 
the mutilation of the body, Jody 
Foster’s character retains her pro- 
fessionalism as an FBI trainee and 
evaluates the body as yet another 
piece of evidence to track the psy- 
chopath Buffalo Bill. While Ms. 
Pires portrays this as potentiating 
the audience to be desensitized to 
the victimization of womenshe fails 
to mention that Foster cleared the 
examination room of rubber-neck- 
ing police. This left this viewer (and 
likely others) the impression that 
while Foster’s character was a 
professional she did wish to return 
as much dignity as one could toa 
corpse. 

As to Ms. Pires' statements of 
“Firstly, almost all of the victims 
are women.” and “...women vi- 
ciously battered and killed regularly 
(my italics)...” this must bea case of 
selective amnesia since I counted 
one woman battered on screen 
compared to the 3-4 male charac- 
ters viciously mutilated and killed 
in the movie by Dr. Hannibal 'the 
Cannibal’ Lecter. I will not dispute 
the fact that most of the victims of 
Buffalo Bill were women but, once 
again, Ms. Pires fails to mention 
that the actual mutilation and kill- 
ing of the victims are never shown 
on screen and we are actually told 


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crease their productivity.” 

Nope, no sexism around here... 
So what do those bitches keep 
complaining about ? They must be 
frigid or something... What they 
really need is my moisture seek- 
ing, optically guided, love missile, 
like those nymphos dolled up at 
the bar. Oh yeah, that’s something 
else those feminists keep whining 
about for nothing: our attitudes 
about sex. 

There’s nothing sexist about the 
fact that we categorize women’s 
sexuality into binary categories: 
frigid and nymphomaniacal. 
There’s nothing wrong with the 
fact that conventional society 
teaches girls to be “good girl” vir- 
gins until marriage, while the guys 
are supposed to be “experienced.” 
Lemme see, basic addition and 
subtraction leads me to believe that 
either something is wrong or a lot 
more guys have “experience” with 
members of the same sex than they 
are letting on. 

When was the last time you saw 
a sexually aggressive female who 
wasn’t chided by someone, all too 
often another female, for being a 
slut ? A guy in the same situation 
would have been lauded asa stud. 
Right on dude, look at him go for 
that girl- gee, lookat thatsleazebag 
vamping that guy. No sexism to 
complain about here. 

So what are the feminists com- 
plaining about ? We’ve made such 


Where? Here at the U of A? 


great advances. Look at women in 
the armed forces for instance: 
they’re over there cooking and re- 
pairing combat equipment and 
doing other really important and 
crucial (menial) tasks side by side 
with our fighting boys. What 
progress. Speaking of over there, 
Saudi Arabia, which hasessentially 
told us, “Fuck You. We’re mi- 
sogynists,” gets all kinds of military 
aid. Meanwhile, the South Africans 
reap economic sanctions for telling 
us “Fuck You. We're bigots.” No 
hypocracy, orsexism there either... 

But some people feel they can 
dismiss feminists as just another 
bunch of crackpots. Sure, feminism 
has its share of over-polarized 
fruitbat radicals. Name one move- 
ment that doesn’t. After all wedon’t 
start building gas chambers for 
Christians just because some coke 
snorting, power tripping wacko 
gets on TV and tells us that Jesus 
demandsmillions of dollars in 
ransom for his life- we let him run 
for presidency of the U.S. instead. 

For every one of the loopy radi- 
cal feminists there are ten quiet, 
rational, well spoken and intelli- 
gent activists. And they have im- . 
portant things to say. Unfortu- 
nately it’s easier to pick on the 
radicals than confront the realissue: 
gender equality. 

So don’t worry about sexism. Go 
back to sleep. Make a joke. Havea 
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Letters continued 


More Gateway rankling 


Continued from HORROR 
p.7 

that the mutilation is always done 
post-mortem. 

As a second point it was not 
stated by Ms. Pires that Buffalo 
Bill’s first victim was, in fact, a 
man. Her article would have one 
believe that Buffalo Bill is an ex- 
ample of male hatred towards 
women yet she makes no state- 
ment as to the psychological root 
of Buffalo Bill’s actions. Buffalo Bill 
envisions himself a woman in a 
man’s body, one who has been 
turned down for the medical pro- 
cedures to make hima transsexual. 
To overcome this the character 
wished to make himself a ‘female’ 
with a bodysuit from the skins of 
hisalready-dead victims, hence the 
mutilation. Biologically this could 
be seen as male against female but 
psychologically one could also 
envision this as ‘female’ against 
female. 

In reading my own comments 
and those in Ms. Pires’ article I can 
finally conclude that the article was 
not dealing directly with The Si- 
lence of the Lambs but rather the 
movie was used as a soapbox to 


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main point of her article like The 
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world of “debt inducing” credit 
cards. Wouldn't it be wonderful if 
we could all trust each other? It 
would be great if hotels would be- 
lieve you when you would say, “I 
promise l’llshow,” and ifcar rental 
agencies would take, “I promise I 
won't trash your car as security.” 
The factremains that there are more 
than ever a lot of things you can do 
with a credit card. 

I have had the almighty plastics 
since I was legally able to—I have 
used them wisely and they have 
not only been a convenience, but 
quite frankly they have saved my 
ass a number of times. Try telling a 
tow truck driver in 35 below 
weather that you can pay on 
Monday —no problem. 

As far as automatic approval, is 
itso horrible that American Express 
recognizes thatif you are intelligent 
and responsible enough to reach 
the University level that you can 
handle a little credit? If students 
can’t manage to deal with credit 
and budgets now they never will— 
regardless of how much money 
they have. 

Likeit ornot creditis everywhere 
and in our modern society it is 
becoming more and more impor- 
tant. Ona business level, I happily 
pay interest on other people’s 
money because withit, Imakemore 
than they do. Ona personal level, 
I’mnotstupid enough tobecharged 
and if you are, is it the bank’s fault 
or yours? 


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Eamonn makes 


rubble of 
manager 


The customer is never wrong. 
This policy allowed me to scam 
free drinks at lousy southside 
nightclubs and showed me that 
managers are mean miserly mo- 
rons who think all employees 
have no self respect. Butl’m not 
bitter. 

This grand University needs 
customer service forits students 
if it really gives a damn about 
preserving its own integrity. 
This scares the administration 
because students would actually 
be involved in shaking bureau- 
cratic dogma. 

The reality is that campus 
hacks in general serve them- 
selves. It’s symptomatic of the 
sort of backstabbing common to 
the end of the Roman Empire. 

Bureaucratic buttheads 
respond,”Not my problem. 
Write a letter.” 

Duuuuuh okay. 

Therearenumerous examples 
of university bureaucracy. This 
is the most absurd. I ask you to 
read and weep: 

Iboughta faulty Copicard and 
figured I would get a quick re- 
fund. This was way too much to 
ask. 

I’m not too worried about 
being sued over this tale because 
my earningsare lower than your 
current Kuwaiticitizen. I‘Ilmake 
nebulous references so those in- 
volved will only be slightly 
miffed. Only anyone who walks 
into Printing Services will be 
aware of their lousy refund 
conditions. 

Someone speaking like 
Barney Rubble dispelled any 
ideals that I had that I can’t 
anything done at the U of A 
(including studying late at 
night). 

He was very generous in ex- 
plaining that students can’t get 
arefund because that’s not their 
policy. Aware of his greater im- 
portance, I was more polite than 
I usually am. My friends say I 
make Mobutu (an off campus 
dictator people should beaware 
of) look like an angel when it 
comes to diplomacy. Sensing my 
cordial tone, some guy with 
charbroiled skin anda titlecame 
to back up Fool #1. 


Fill out form. Come back to- 
morrow. Upset? Write a letter. 
“Bite me”, Joe Student. 

I got a new Copicard instead 
of the five bucks I had hoped for 
ten days later. Barney naively 
told me of these tedious details, 
implying that this was the only 
way to get things done. 

“Okee Dokee?” 

Laughter warmed my heart as 
I sneered right back at him. 
Eamonn, I said to myself, you’re 
being unfair. 

Barney thought bonehead bu- 
reaucracy had triumphed once 
more. He was wrong because he 
was messing with a self pro- 
moting cartoonist. 

None of my old managers 
caught me doing this because I 
only did it to people who were 
obviously wrong. That’s why I 
no longer work there. 

Having Ebenezer Scrooge on 
your back isn’t fun. So is having 
your intelligence insulted by 
someone holding a half eaten 
sandwich, giving youa Copicard 
that you no longer need. 

Duh, I won't do a damn thing 
because I’m apathetic. I’m 
cheesed because I wanted five 
bucks. Boohoo. 

This whole university is run 
by nepotism. Lost in the deal- 
making are the students — those 
who. should be served. I don’t 
blame a student for hardly car- 
ing because I find it hard to care 
sometimes about this University 
as well. 

AphysicianI talked torecently 
feels I should see a psychiatrist. 
I may sneak up behind him and 
say, “Boo! Ha! Only kidding!” I 
digress since being too honest 
makes people think that you’re 
golfing without a ball. 

You should be concerned 
about the petty obstacles that 
affect the quality of our educa- 
tion. Heck, you can feel ironic 
like I do right now and maybe 
write a letter. 

I'll stop my ranting now. I 
think I'll go to a campus bar, 
swillsome DonCherry pops,and 
relax after having vented my 
spleen. 

Anybody want to buy a new 
Copicard? 


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Leiters continued 


SU post-election fallout 


SU not about 
getting laid 


We do not to intend to person- 
ally assault any of the candidates 
in this year’s SU election, but we 
were overwhelmed by the incred- 
iblemediocrity of themall. We were 
previously acquainted with many 
of the candidates and those that we 
did not know, we met and ques- 
tioned throughout their cam- 
paigns. 

Not only were they ignorant of 
the issues facing our SU and uni- 
versity, butseemed unaware of the 
full extent of responsibilities that 
executive positions entail. We do 
not doubt that some of the candi- 
dates have good intentions, but 
good intentions do not equal good 
leadership. 

Being informed and knowl- 
edgeable about the issues is meant 
to make it easy to choose the best 
person for each position.This year, 
it made it far more difficult. A joke 
slate’s candidates seemed as com- 
petent as many of the “serious” 
candidates. Scared? We are. 


The SU is not about resumé 
shuffling or getting laid; itis about 
students who depend onacohesive 
and responsible executive, an ex- 
ecutive that will ensure that their 
university will not be lost. Try as 
we might, it is impossible for us to 
foresee such a team resulting from 
these election. 


Rachel Abbey MLS IV 
Cynthia Grout Arts IV 


Ross not 
qualified for vo 
finance? 


Many of the candidates running 
inthe last SU election touted them- 
selves as experienced and qualified 
individuals. These are characteris- 
tics that most people, including 
myself look for in candidates. One 
candidate, Alex Ross, (V.P. Fi- 
nance), promoted himself as being 
highly qualified. I feel that it is 
necessary for myself to point out 
Mr. Ross’s blatantly dishonest and 
reprehensible conduct during the 
elections. 


Firstly, Mr. Ross does not havea 
complete Commerce education. He 
is only in his second year of Busi- 
ness. Secondly, contrary to his 
election literature, Mr. Ross admit- 
ted to me that he has completed 
one accounting course, one man- 
agement science course ( A.K.A. 
statistics), and no finance courses. 
Despite this lack of course work, 
Alex still seems to feel that he has 
an understanding of accounting 
finance, and effective management. 
I feel that the only discipline which 
Mr. Ross understands is market- 
ing. Surprisingly, he fails to men- 
tion this component of the B. 
Comm. program. However, I sup- 
pose this componentis self-evident 
in his misleading and unethical 
campaign hand-outs. 

Despite these minor inadequa- 
cies, my confidence in Alex Ross 
remains undaunted, and Iamsure 
he will be able to fulfil his election 
promises, including the much an- 
ticipated return of the Christmas 
Ege Nog Party, as advertised in 
The Gateway. 


Thomas G. Rothwell 
Arts II 


Onnh!! Those feminists again! 


Cypher misses 
point of 
feminism 


I think Jennifer Cypher missed 
the point of feminism in the article 
she wrote for the "Woman Wright" 
insert. lapproached thearticle with 
a reasonably open mind, with the 
view that it might be informative 
to see what a feminist had to say 
about the issue. 

Upon reading the article, how- 
ever, I was completely baffled by 
what I was presented with. Ac- 
cording to Cypher, the important 
issue On campus is not women's 
rights , but rather the feminist 
ideology. She states that none of 
the four candidates for the SU 
elections professs to be feminists. 
My response is, so what? Why 
should a woman have to be femi- 
nist to present the female point of 
view. What does it matter what 
title you run under so long as you 
can communicate the point? 

The Oxford Dictionary of Current 
English defines feminism as "ad- 
vocacy of women's rights on basis 
of equality of sexes." Cypherseems 
to have misinterpreted feminism 
as the desired end rather than the 
means to the goal. To champion 
thename of feminism is to promote 
the popularity ofanideology rather 
than to achieve the equality of 
women. 

Cypher stated that"More people 
at this university need to make the 
effort to construct the environment 
required to accept and nurture 


feminism, in all its forms." To put 
this quotein layman's terms: "More 
people need to advocate the ad- 
vancement of the advocation of 
women's rights." It doesn't make 
much sense, does it? 


Cliff Johnson 
Engineering I 


Bleeding a 
private 
celebration 


Thearticle “Tampons! Tampons! 
Tampons!” written in the March 
7th issue of The Gateway, is not an 
example of clear thinking. It is 
grossly impractical and unrealis- 
tic. The writers claim that sanitary 
products “stop the bleeding .. . 
stop the feeling—what feeling? 
There is no validity in this state- 
ment! A woman can “bleed in cel- 
ebration," but it is a private cel- 
ebration. One can, believe it or not, 
have an inner awareness of her 
womanhood, without publishing 
it monthly in a newspaper. 

The article does make a valid 
point in that sanitary products do 
contribute to global pollution, but 
it does not propose any practical 
alternatives. Cleanliness and per- 
sonal hygieneare facts of life, things 
everyone must deal with. Yes, 
women do bleed, thank you. This 
too, is a fact of life. 

Whether the writers choose to 
deal with this realistically or not is 
a private matter, and such a 
pointless, unsupported article has 


no business being published in a 
newspaper. I do enjoy my femi- 
ninity, and I do believe women 
and men should be given equal 
opportunities; however, I would 
notrejoice while sitting ina puddle 
of blood, as this article implies. 
Tara Hughes 
Arts I 


Leanne Leidl 
Business I 


Woman Wright 
editors set 
record straight 


As the compilers of the special 
issue of Womanwright, we would 
like to correct some of the errors 
that appeared. In the list of con- 
tributors, the names of Yvonne 
Mireau and Maxine Olynk were 
not included. As well, we give our 
sincere apologies Christiane 
Spénard-Godbout for misspelling 
her name. And we apologize to 
Sherri Ritchie for centring her 
poem, and not justifying it to the 
left of the page. 

We would like to thank all the 
contributors who provided us with 
material; unfortunately, we did not 
have room for everything. Hope- 
fully,, we can include these and 
many more articles in future issues 
of Womanwright. 


Laurie Davidson, Arts III 
Jennifer Cypher, Arts III 
Teresa Pires, Arts IV 
Editors of Womanwright 


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CJSR Birthday Bash local band showcase 


by Marcel Opazo 

A fantastic evening of entertainment was 
provided by The Flicks, The Loved One, and 
Jr Gone Wild at the seventh CJSR Birthday 
Bash at Dinwoodie Lounge on Saturday 
Night. Despite some difficulty in gaining 
admission (the doorman was doing the Wong 
thing), the bands were ten times worth the 
price of admission. There is too much to say 
about the whole evening, but I will do my 
best to tell about each band. 

Opening band The Flicks a local 
Edmonton band, demonstrated a folk-rock- 
grunge-pop style backed by powerful vo- 
cals from Bernice Pelletier and drummer 
Lyndon Schiewe. Songs like “Wheels,” 
“Beehive” and the impressive “Please Don’t 
Mind” had strong rhythm lines, good driving 
beats and a great mix of vocals that showed 
the diverse stylings of the seven piece en- 
semble. Guitarist Randy Reichart—who 
filled every song witha plethora of puissant 
melody—was happy with the stage and 
sound system which enhanced the band’s 
performance. Foran opening act, the sound 
system might have been better adjusted but 
the band overcame this problem with a very 
lively set. 

The following act, The Loved One is a 
monster act of immense proportions with 
crashing sound from drummer Rob 
Westbury, reckless and wild distortion from 
guitarist Chris Boddy, booming bass from 
Cam Boddy, and intense and powerful vo- 
cals from singer Kelly Simpson who sounds 
like a mix of Bruce Springsteen, Michael 
Jackson, and Lucciano Pavarotti. The self- 
reflexive crusty alternative veterans who 
sound like “Hell’s Glee Club” opened witha 
loud, crunching version of the Beatle’s “I 
Want You/She’s So Heavy.” Meanwhile, a 
Dr. Seuss cartoon played on screen behind 
the drums and several TV screens on stage 
played mesmerizing psychedelic patterns 
as the band continued through mostly 
original and some cover tunes. But in ad- 
dition to being wild, crazy and depressing, 
the band surprised me totally withan original 
called “Up Up Up Up Up Up,” inspired by 
the Simpsons, as a way to negate all the 
darkness. On stage Kelly, who had shaved 
off his hair for the gig, sprinkled dust from 
the Goat Head onall those who were present 
while spiritual advisor Dan Ball made a late 
entrance to raise the lead vocalist from the 
dead. The ELO cover “Do Yah” was con- 
verted from a basic three chord progression 
into a frenzied, beautiful move song that 
made me want to grab Jeff Lynne, stick him 
back into his Wilbury case, and shove himin 
the closet for eternity. The band of sweet 
melodies with sensitive degenerate pop 
sensibilities inside a 70’s groove was kicked 
off the stage but not before they finished 
with a version medley from J.C Superstar 
which brought down the house. Simpson 
(Kelly, not Bart) paced himself well and his 
voice, even after a lot of intense numbers, 
maintained its power and control right up 
until the very end. 


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Finally, ARIA award-winning Jr. Gone 
Wild, who leave today for an extended tour 
to continue promoting their new album Too 
Dumb to Quit (Stony Plain Records), in- 
cluding a date in Austin, Texas, took to the 
stage and proceeded to country rock the 
room for the next 90 minutes. Recent lineup 
changes and the meeting of their van with 
three large Kenworths near Jasper did notin 
any way affect a lively performance which 
included songs from all the albums. 

The “extra texture moody orchestra home 
feeling” coveted by guitarist Chris Smith 
has been enhanced by the addition of Jane 
Hawley on fiddle and backing vocals. The 
surprising thing was that every song was 
played with such excitement and energy 
that it is hard to say which songs stood out 
most. The more notable numbers were 
probably “What A Great Day," which was 
early in the set, “BachelorSuite” and “What's 
Going On," which demanded strong vocals 
from the band but was delivered as un- 
compromisingly as all other numbers. 
Keyboardist/guitarist/backing vocalist 
Ford Pier, who finished the set in his boxer 


wl 


shorts and a cowboy hat, seemed to be the 
most visible of all members. Ford is looking 
forward to going down south where they 
can play for a new audience but he made it 
clear that changes in the band's sound are a 
reflection of the change in the idea behind 
the band. The original idea was to avoid 
getting real jobs; the new idea is to continue 
playing in order to keep from having real 
jobs. 

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Mondy ith DIARY OF A WAR: T 


February 


A quick and efficient alert this time. We 
heard the siren just as we were about to start 
making supper at 7; we were out of the 
sealed room again in 10 minutes, and the all 
clear for all the country was announced (but 
nosirensounded) about fifteen minutes later. 
No casualties are known; nor will they tell us 
(but you can guess, they said, depending on 
what you heard or didn’t) whether or not 
Partiots were fired. So back to supper. 


Thursday 14th 
February 


There have been no missiles for 2 daysand 
we have slept gratefully. The nearest thing 
to an alert has been the car engines, or, 
especially, motorcycles, especially when they 
accelerate uphill in low gear. You hear the 
note rise gradually from low to highand you 
tense; then a one-second pause; it’s not fol- 
lowed by a corresponding descent, high to 
low, and you relax. It was only a car, after all. 
Then, and only then, you notice you had 
tensed. I’m somewhat ashamed to find my- 
self reacting in this way, perhaps because of 
its dissonance with the self-image I would 
like to preserve. But I think even the first 
notes of Gerschwin’s Rhapsody in Blue 
would bring most of Israel to its collective 
feet at the moment. 

I recently heard (perhaps from the other 
Israeli diarists? — I forget) that our con- 
sumption of chocolate has risen by 45 to 50% 
since the warstarted. Here I’ma big offender; 
is this also evidence for being tense? How 
depressing. On the other hand, how com- 
forting to know that I can Blame It On The 
War. 

I’mtrying not tocommenton the attack on 
the Iraqi bunker. On the human level, any- 
thing an outside commentator can say is 
trite and inadequate. On the political, there’s 
enough rhetoric bouncing around already. 
What I don’t understand is why people 
should be surprised. Saddam has a well- 
established policy of placing military facili- 
ties in population centres (so, incidentally, 
does the PLO in Lebanon) and of placing 
civilians, his own or the enemy’s, in military 
installations. It must have been clear to the 
Allies from the start thata military bunker of 
strategic importance would have a high 
chance of also housing civilians. Sosomeone 
must have taken the decision from the start, 
that this is not a sufficient reason for not 
hitting military targets. What's the alterna- 
tive? Once a “human shield” can be shown 
to work, Saddam has only to place civilians 
inall military installations and he’s stopped 
the Allied attack. There’s no way to fight a 
completely moral war. 

When you can tell whether a report ema- 
nates from CNN or not, just by the tone, in 2 
minutes flat, you know CNN isn’t broad- 
casting news. Not objective news, anyway. 
In fact the 2 Israeli TV channels sometimes 
cut a few pictures from CNN reports into 
their own news, but almost never relay a 
complete CNN report, and I can’t blame 
them. We get NBC reports; we get ABC’s 
Nightline, both duly subtitled. Those who 
want CNN have to watchiton Lebanon (and 
I assume the central area, which is too far 
away to receive Lebanon, gets it on Jordan. I 
can’t get Jordanian TV, I’m too far away 
from them, soIcan’tcheck the point.) Having 
watched it on Lebanon, I have to admit I 
agree with the policy of the Israeli stations. 
CNN has placed itself too firmly in the Iraqi 
camp to be acceptable as “news.” 

What does it help to be the biggest voice in 
Baghdad, if you pay for it with your inde- 
pendence and your integrity? 


Friday loth 
February 


A dull, grey day. Low clouds and a cold, 
dry north-east wind: a winter hamsin. The 
trees rock in the gusts, tall ships riding out 
the wind-waves; the geraniums in the win- 
dow-box shiver. The radio can find no more 
cheerful fare than the widening gap between 
the cost of living index and the level of 
wages. After this it brings us the current 
argument between the honourable and cul- 
tured Ministers Pat and Moda‘i/ each of 
which, according to the other, himself needs 
the Ministrations ofa white-coated attendant 
in a closed ward. A grey February day and 
life is getting back to normal. 

The U.S. is confident that it can finish the 
ground war ina week. So says the radio, and 
the radio never lies. I still think they’Il need 
at least two. If this were Britain the bookies 
would be taking bets on it; in Britain they 
probably are. 

9:30am. The radio announces that the U.S. 
has started using fire-bombs to clear 
minefields. It sounds like a high-intensity 
modern version of napalm. I look out of the 
window into the garden and see the flat rice- 
fields of Vietnam. Mental associations are 
dangerous beasts. They say it’s only to clear 
minefields. The radio says it so it must be 
true. I wonder what else they have in their 
arsenal. If the sun were shining I could be 
optimistic, I could reflect that this probably 
means the ground attack is approaching, 
and therefore the end of the war. Under 
these grey clouds I can see only the rice- 
fields. 

10:10 am. The radio suddenly switches to 
aloud, monotonouswail. Thesiren? No, can’t 
be, it’s not rising and falling. Must be a 
technical fault. But I’m not sure. I hurry to 
the kitchen. From the window I could swear 
I hear, faintly, the siren. The kids are in 
school, what’s happening there now? Then 
the kitchen radio falls silent, and a moment 
later the announcer reassures us that it was 
indeed just a transmission fault. Not what he 
knows we're all thinking. 

SoIcouldn’t have heard the siren from the 
windowafter all. My yearsare playing tricks 
on me. 

I’m surprised to notice how fast my heart 
is beating, even though I know it wasn’t the 
siren. I don’t react like this when there’s a 
real alert. Why now? Perhaps because a 
daytime alert would be a major break in the 
pattern. 

At 10:15 the radio tells us that the siren in 
Haifa was a false alarm. Perhaps some siren~ 
operator was misled by the sound on the’ 
radio, too. At least I can still trust my own 
ears. 

I go back to vacuuming the house. Back to 
Normal. There won’t be an alert till tonight. 
We can expect one tonight, there almost 
always is one on Friday nights. My heart 
won't race when comes, we'll be Back to 
Normal. What worries us is not the attack 
but the unexpected. 


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20th February 


The War Diary; Beginnings 

Rumours abound, they surround us. We 
listen to the news on the hour, on the half- 
hour; some leave the radio on all the time. I 
think people are not really working, I have 
the feeling that they are going through the 
emotions (motions? ed.) 

We hear that the Russians are preparing a 
way for Saddam Hussein to stay in power, 
with a substantial amount of his military 
strength intact. We hear that the Americans 
will start the invasion of Kuwait and even 
Iraq momentarily. We listen and believe 
everything. We listen and believe nothing. 
We continue to listen. 

And then we have another attack. 

13:49 - We hear the siren. There are only 
three of us in the house; I came back from 
work only 20 minutes earlier. My wife is out; 
my son and his friend join me in the sealed, 
poison gas-proof room; we don our gas 
masks, listen to the radio. 

13:53 - Nahman Shai tells us that one 
missile has been fired at us, but has not yet 
landed. 

20:02 - Shai tells us that the missile has 
landed, but no further details. We under- 
stand that since we have not heard an ex- 
plosion we are likely not to be in the area of 
the landing. 

20:05 - All areas of the country other than 
Greater Tel Aviv and Shomron (Samaria) 
are clear; we can remove gas masks and 
leave the sealed room. 

20:08 - Tel Avivis also released from masks 
and the sealed room. 

20:22 - We are told that there are no 
wounded. A sigh of relief. 

20:28 - A general all-clear is announced, 
now including Shomronas well; the weapon 
apparently carried a conventional warhead. 

23:00 - We are told that two Patriots were 
fired at the missile; some shrapnel fell in 
built-up regions, but without producing any 
serious damage. It seems that the perfor- 
mance of the Patriots is being upgraded 
from day to day; these two hit the warhead 
of the Scud and exploded it remote from its 
target. 

Weknow that Saddam Hussein willattack 
us with all he has left to throw at us as soon 
as the land war starts. We wait. 


Friday 22nd 
February 


8 pm. The radio has devoted the last 24 
hours mainly to a discussion of the Russian 
peace initiative and the probable 
U.S.response. For various reasons I missed 
most ofit, and the news this evening updates 
me. The surprise, after Saddam’s speech 
yesterday evening, was that Iraq accepted 
the Russian plan. It didn’t mean too much 
because Bush already rejected the Russian 
plan days ago. So now there’s a short period 
of one-upmanship between the U.S. and the 
Russians; by this evening’s news, Bush is 
one-up. The media have been presenting the 
Russian initiative as “are the Russians going 
to wrest control of the situation from Bush 
and save their ally Iraq?” But to me the 
Russian plan looks more like a desperate 
attempt tostay in the picture, with the penalty 
for failure being to exit from the game. Like 
much of the Iraqi response, it looks like a 
response to internal needs, e.g. internal 
criticism of Russia’s role to date. Nor is it 
credible, given the present world situation, 
that Gorbachev came out with it without 
checking the U.S.’s probable response first 
(Just as Iraq did beforeshe invaded Kuwait!). 
Gorbachev is not about to break with the 
U.S. for the sake of Iraq — which indeed 
someone identified as “a Sovietspokesman” 
even says openly on the news. And Bush is 
playing according to form. I’ll be very sur- 
prised if Iraq can agree to his terms. He has 
no intention of allowing Saddam to come 
out of this with a shred of honour intact. A 
Saddam who agreed to those terms would 
almost certainly not be able to continue to 
tule Iraq. 

In fact we don’t know if he still rules Iraq 
even now. Aziz is busy agreeing to every- 
thing in Moscow, but Radio Baghdad hasn’t 
so much as mentioned that there are peace 
feelers, even if indirect via Russia. In whose 
name is Aziz agreeing to leave Kuwait? 

Thenews is already starting to discuss the 
peace talks that'll follow all this. Nobody 
disputes that the war will be followed by 
talks to settle the Arab-Israeli conflict (among 
the rest), though nobody calls it linkage. 
That would be impolite. They interview 
settlers on the Golan Heights who may have 
to leave their homes and farms as the result 
of a peace treaty. Views run the whole po- 
litical range. One says: “The demonstrations 
when they withdrew from Yamit (on the 
Sinai coast) were kindergarten compared to 
the High School of what we'll put on if they 
try to move us from here.” He’s probably in 
the majority; it’s hard to tell from the news 
report. Another says he’d accept giving up 
the Golan heights as the price of peace; this 
war has shown that an extra few kilometres 
no longer guarantee security or sufficient 
strategic depth. 

Nobody reports on the fate of Jerusalemin 
the coming peace talks. Jerusalem is the 
toughest nut in the bag; we'll be arguing 
over Jerusalem for years. Everything else is 
justland; Jerusalem isa symbol. Neither side 
can either give her up or divide her. I don’t 
know how we're going to work that one out, 
and nobody wants to open the Pandora’s 
box by asking about Jerusalem what they 
ask about the Golan. 


saturday 23rd 
February 


The deadline at 7 pm (Israeli time) is 
marked by a siren. We don masks, as usual, 
for 10 minutes, and watch TV. Lifeas normal. 
One missile, Scud, conventional. Central 
sector. No damage, no casualties. One cold 
cup of coffee. There are no casualties so I can 
joke. 

The attack itself, as Gadi says, was pre- 
dictable. They're often predictable after the 
event. The surprise is that this is the best 
Saddam can do. The general feeling here is 
that if he were able, he’d’ve launched 100 
missiles with chemical warheads to mark 
this moment. It would be a fitting act of 
defiance; and 

besides, he must know it’s pretty well his 
last chance. 

Gadi, in a rare moment of armchair 
generalship, figures the U.S. will concentrate 
on crossing the border between Kuwait and 
concentrate on crossing the border between 
Kuwait and Jordan, far behind the Kuwaiti- 
Iraqi border, and will then siphon off some 
forces to head westwards and destroy the 
remaining launchers in H2 and H3. I wait till 
midnight to hear if the ground attack has 
started, but there’s no word. I’m convinced 
they won’t wait any longer than they can 
help; Bush has already shown that deadlines 
are deadlines, and he won’t want to 
destroythat publicimage. But midnight goes 
and the radio knows nothing. 


sunday 24th 
February 


7 am. The radio reveals that the ground 
attack started at 8 pm last night. While the 9 
pm news was discussing when it would be, 
it was already an hour old. Proof that you 
CAN keep things from journalists if you 
have to. The journalists retaliate by passing 
round the latest scoop: that the attack had 
been planned for 8 pm last night all along, 
the time was fixed several days ago. When 
Bush gave his ultimatum, it was timed to fit 
in with the battle, not the other way around. 
So much for the apparent willingness to wait 
and see how the Iraqis would react to the 
Russian diplomatic initiative. 

People are still carrying gas masks ev- 
erywhere; more than ever, in fact. They ex- 
pect the chemical attack to come this week. It 
doesn’tconvince them that lastnight’s missile 
was conventional. They’re not prepared to 
believe that Saddam can’t put chemical 
warheads on his missiles, that it was all a 
bluff. I suspect it’ll take quite a while after 
the war is over before they feel safe walking 
around at night without the talisman of a 
square carton slung over their shoulder. 


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Bootsauce blowout at Bronx short on beef 


Bootsause 

with The Loved One 
The Bronx 
Thursday, March 7 


by Maija Graham 

What was initially a passive gathering of 
about 500 people was transformed Thursday 
night intoa surging mass of gyrating maniacs 
by the pulsing funk rhythms of Montreal's 
Bootsauce. 

Considering that this band has only been 
together forabouta year, their popularity, as 
demonstrated by a sellout crowd and 
rumours of scalped tix hitting $30, is as- 
tounding. 

A year is nota very long time fora band to 
be together, however, and Bootsauce’s in- 
experience is revealed in their live perfor- 


mance. Their phenomenal popularity canbe 
partly attributed to exposure on Much Mu- 
sic and subsequent airplay on mainstream 
radio butis not the result, as yet, of extensive, 
nation-wide touring. Bootsauce would 
benefit froma few thousand more kilometres 
on the road to mature as a live act. 

Despite their rawness, however, Bootsauce 
has already picked up some naughty tricks 
that would be expected from more prominent 
acts like (cough) Madonna or (cough, cough) 
New Kids on the Block— and in neither case 
do I imply simulated masturbation. I’m 
talking about the use of recorded tracks ina 
live show. 

Bootsauce relied rather heavily on back- 
up synth, sampling and rhythm tracks, es- 
pecially on songs like “Sex Marine” and 
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stage but the “keyboardist” wasa technician 
ona MacPlus coordinating MIDI outputs. 

In fact, Bootsauce’s best performance came 
on those songs that were relatively free of 
technological support. Notable was their 
energetic, skull-shattering performance on 
“Masterstroke.” The mellow, acoustic “Play 
With Me” also worked well and gave the 
audiencea chance to re-orient themselves to 
gravity. The mad, slamming frenzy was re- 
sumed with even greater intensity with 
“Scratching the Whole’—which also con- 
tained one of the more stirring guitar solos 
I’ve heard courtesy of Sonny Greenwich Jr. 

While the crowd was rowdy, Bootsauce 
was rather restrained. The crowd was ener- 
gized more by the music itself than by the 
band’s stage presence. The main difference 
between listening to The Brown Album on the 
stereo and hearing it live would be that 
slamming with the living room furniture is 
less satisfying. Mind you, given the cramped 
confines of the stage, and the heat, 
Bootsauce’s lethargy could be forgiven ... a 
little. 

Yes, the crowd was a rowdy bunch, even 
rude at times. The incredible temperature 
didn’thelp toimprove people’s dispositions 
either. The Bronx could use ariser at the back 


Idyllic Tea 


Idyl Tea 

with The Blue Meanies 
Dinwoodie Lounge 
Friday, March 8 


by Sekeena Shaben 

Maybe the stage was too large or the 
crowd too small. But in spite of a very disap- 
pointing turnout Idyl Tea sounded awesome 
at Dinwoodie Lounge on Friday. the evening 
seemed like a disaster from the beginning. 
Ska Boom, the lead act on the bill, cancelled 
and when the opening act, The Blue Meanies, 
took the stage at 9:45 there was more secu- 
rity than audience. It turned out lucky for 
the crowd though because Idyl Tea played 
two great sets and more than compensated 
for anyone’s disappointment. 

The first set perhaps lacked a little conti- 
nuity but the second was fine, opening with 
their new tune, “There You Are,” and a 
raunchy two guitar onslaught that definitely 
defies wimp rock. 

If The Gateway were a fashion magazine I 
could talk about Idyl Tea’s sense of style. 
Then again, they are too busy defining a 
musical style above and beyond a concept of 
what to wear. It takes more thanjusthairand 
good boots to make a great band. Good 
songwriters, talented musicians andabunch 
of guys who are in sync are what's really 
important. 

They demonstrated a break away from 
the early career comparisons with R.E.M. et. 
al with their new material. Idyl Tea has its 


of the floor for those who don’t wish to be 
crushed but would still like tosee more than 
the performers’ heads. The Bronx does not, 
however, need a louder sound system. Nope 
nope nope nope. 

In retrospect, if I had seen The Loved One 
after Bootsauce, rather than before, I may 
have appreciated them (The Loved One) 
more. It was the first time I had seen the band 
and the first time I had seen Kelly Simpson 
since the demise of Cadillac of Worms or the 
Broddy brothers since Wickerman’s break- 
up. By the looks and sounds of it, they have 
found the right mix of musicians. Instru- 
mentally there is little to fault them for (okay, 
Simpson is no Liberace on the keys); 
Simpson’s voice even seems to have im- 
proved. 

The Worm-ish humour remains, as in 
mindbenders like “Moose and Squirrel” 
which, it was explained, is about a moose 
and a ... squirrel! There are honest, beer- 
drinking fun sound rousers like “Another 
Galaxy.” And the theme/overture to Jesus 
Christ Superstar never sounded so, so, so 
gritty. And what's a Kelly Simpson gig 
without a little belly? All they need now isa 
slick video with choreographed dancers to 
make it big. 


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own voice. And a fine live show. They are a 
talented group who know how to mix fun 
and seriousness in their music. They like 
their material and its a pleasure to watcha 
band with such unabashed confidence. 
Everett LaRoi’s stage presence is vital to the 
band’s good reception but the rest of the 
players are also crucial. They all contribute 
to a feeling of organic excitement whenever 
the band begins a new song. 

Idyl Tea has just returned from an exten- 
sive tour and is home to show off what they 
have learned on the road. Edmonton is a 
lucky city—it seems we just don’t know it 
yet. 

The Blue Meanies played a long and en- 
ergeticopening set. Attimes their three guitar 
set-up over-powered some of their 60s cov- 
ers but their vocal stylings carried them 
through. They do everything from The Doors 
to The Beatles with a kind of authenticity 
that cannot go unappreciated. However, they 
played mostly to an audience that was in 
diapers the first time these tunes were hot. 
They do an admirable job as a cover band 
but hearing these old songs again just isn’t 
that interesting. 

Idyl Tea made what could have been a 
disappointing evening into an entertaining 
live show. However, for a gig to be this 
poorly attended—especially whenit hasbeen 
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to the Power Plant—the adeptness of 
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Avuncular pop- -meisters boast bravado 


Bob’s Your Uncle 
Power Plant 
March 7 


by Gabino Travassos 

I want to start smoking. My friends all 
smoke. Cool people on TV commercials all 
smoke. Mike the dog smokes. And, definitely 
the mostimportant, Peter Lizotte from Bob’s 
Your Unclesmokes. And he took his cigarette 
and lit it from my friend’s butt. If I was 
smoking, maybe I could have been so lucky. 

Bob’s Your Uncleis nifty. Bob’s Your Uncle 
is weird, funky, avant, pure, dumb. Bob’s 
Your Uncle is Bernie Radelfinger on bass, 
Sook-Yin Lee on lead vocals, Peter Lizotte 
on harmonica, John Rule on drums, and 


James Junger on guitar. Bob’s Your Uncle is 
from a city in B.C. that starts with ‘V’. Bob’s 
Your Uncle as a group are uglier than the 
Rolling Stones. 

I don’t mean ugly is bad. Or that the entire 
band is ugly. Sook-Yin Lee is terribly attrac- 
tive. But their clothing is reminiscent of Aldo 
Nova’searly industrial waste dump fashions. 
There was a brief drunken chant of “More 
ugly, less pretty!” which was quelled by the 
aggro bouncers. Sook-Yin  Lee’s 
maternityesque smock was most unpretty, 
but her ‘Fuck Forever’ t-shirt was cruel, it 
made me cry. 

How were they? They kicked. The bar was 
stuffed. Sook-Yin reached into her box 0’ 
tricks and pulled outneat toys. Like cowbells 


Flicks flyin’ high 


The Flicks 
Triballoons 

cassette release party 
Thursday, March 7 
City Media Club 


by Mike Evans 
There once was a band called The Flicks 
And no one quite knew how they ticked— 
But they came to the show 
And now everyone knows: 
They do all this stuff just for kicks. 
- Mike Macdonald of Jr. Gone Wild 

The Flicks is a band that gives the impres- 
sion it is a band for the only really good 
reason a band has to exist: they love to play. 

Thursday last, these good friends gathered 
on stage at the Media Club to regale an 
appreciative audience with their own in- 
fectious brand of psychedelia-inflected, 
country-seasoned, jazz-influenced 
pop’n’rock’roll, all of which is very nearly 
superfluous word-play. The fact is, these 
guys are fun and, when you get right down 
to it, that is all that matters. 

Localacts by and large satisfy the logistical 
problems of band-dom by keeping their 
membershipsmall and, well, aggressive. Not 
so The Flicks. They are are a seven piece 
outfit, mixing three guitars, bass, drums and 
congas—plus the occasional foray on wash- 
board, accordion, cowbell and other mis- 
cellaneous musical implements—with 
enough experience and grace not to try to 
overpower an audience with volume and 
casual profanity. Instead, The Flicks seduce 
and audience with a politesse that is almost 
too genuine to be real, fine musicianshipand 
good songs. Which isn’t to say they can’t 
kick, they just kick when it will be most 
effective. 

Allthe players freely exchange center stage 
and seem to appreciate their roles as support 
players for their fellows. This a genuinely 
unpretentious, play-for-the-love-of-per- 
forming ensemble motivated by the desire 


to make people shake. 

They possess one other uncommon vir- 
tue, however, that transforms good inten- 
tions into good entertainment: Bernice 
Pelletier. Though lead vocals are shared by 
at least three members of the band, the mi- 
crophoneis most oftenemployed by Pelletier, 
who possesses a clear, powerful and me- 
lodically pure voice. Her phrasing and 
sudden power are reminiscent of Chrissie 
Hynde but Chrissie doesn’t have the dynamic 
control, silky vibrato or range of Pelletier: 
Pelletier can sing ballads and inat least three 
octaves. Hopefully, one day, writers will be 
able to call her Bernice with impunity. 

Though Thursday’s show started slowly, 
with some kinks being worked out of the 
mix, The Flicks gradually drove the tempo 
and intensity to higher levels. The combi- 
nation of guitarists Anthony Pavlic, Randy 
Reichardt, Jeff Steudel, bassist James 
Wakefield, drummer Lyndon Schiewe and 
conga player/percussionist Andrea 
Rabinovitch is a potent mixture guaranteed 
to enliven any number of musical styles with 
an infectious vim and vigour. 

They must be the best loved new band in 
town—at least by other musicians who are 
having some success. Both Idyl Tea and Jr. 
Gone Wild were in attendance to support 
these newcomers on the local scene. Pelletier 
has recorded with both groups and her and 
Anthony Pavlic’s baby Justine received 
special mention onJr.’s latest release. Dove— 
really, just Dove—the bass player for Jr. 
Gone Wild, said Thursday that this was his 
“favourite Edmonton band.” 

The cassette, Triballoons, which provided 
the occasion for this event is sold locally at 
Sound Connection, Southside Sound and 
SU Records in Edmonton and at Megatunes 
in Calgary. The bed tracks for the release 
were laid at one of the band’s recent gigs at 
RATT and then overdubbed in the studio. A 
review of the cassette will likely appear in 
the next issue of The Gateway. 


for percussion. Or a kazoo, a whistle, and a 
five-foot long horn(?). Their first song was 
somewhat funky, they were plenty weird 
poppy, harmonica rich, biodegradable, 
luxuryville, crashing all over the place, crowd 
dancing, kicking, screaming, barking..... 
“Stray Dog”, I think the song was called 
“Stray Dog”, with Sook-Yin and the band 
doing their best Benji imitations, with the 
dancing zombies howling away. Surrealville: 
an entire bar barking and screaming led bya 
woman on stage with cowbells who sounds 
like a small terrier. 

Twosets weren't enough. “Spiderman” in 
the second set sure made a mess of the 
dancing rowdies. The first verse was sludgy 
slow but the second perversion was mad- 


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house. Only Carnival Cops did a version this 
insane. I think “Spiderman” should be a 
staple for all live bands on campus at the 
Power Plant on Thursdays during March. 
Or some similar cartoon theme song. 

I bought a comic book published by Bob’s 
Your Uncle. They have a sense of humour, 
an album released (Tale of Two Legs on In- 
trepid Records), some bad hairstyles, a furi- 
ous drummer with sideburns, lots of toys, 
no musical inhibitions, a pleasant home- 
town with lots of keen bars, cigarettes, nifty 
BYU merchandise, a danceable subpop 
sound, anda frontfreak withcharisma. Damn 
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Bears 1.0, bound by skin of teein 


Bears 4 Cougars 3 
Cougars 6 Bears 5 
Bears 4 Cougars 3 


by Todd Saelhof 

Patience. 

It has been a key word for the 
University of Alberta Golden Bear 
hockey squad all season long. This 
past weekend, patience paid big 
dividends as the Bears were one 
puck better than the opposition 
University of Regina Cougars for 
the Canada West Conference 
championship. That one puck in 
Sunday’s 4-3 matinee decider also 
gave them a berth into the C.LA.U. 
National Tournament beginning 
March 23rd. 

“Stick with it, be patient, and 
eventual some of them will start to 
go in,” said Bear assistant captain 
Adam Morrison. 

Just enough went in past Regina 
goaltender Rod Houk to send the 
Bears Toronto way in search of their 
eighth National Title. Houk and 
the Cougars, however, were one 
elusive goal away from making the 
trip down east in place of the 
number two ranked Bears. 

“Playoff hockey’sintense,and the 
guys have brought it up a level to 
compete with (the Bears),” said 
Cougar Len Nielsen. “Lately we’ve 
been getting the chancesand putting 
itaway. That’s been the key forus.” 

Indeed, the Cougars gained ad- 
mittance to the West Final by put- 
ting the puck away on 13 occasions 
in Calgary to upset the heavily 
favoured Dinosaurs in a best-of- 
three affair. In Game One against 
the hometown Bears, Nielsen and 
company continued the trend. 


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The Cougars put the first puck 
away early, and built up a 3-1 lead 
to pressure the Bears after two pe- 
riods. 

But Greenand Gold prideswelled 
in the third as the Bears, cheered on 
by some 2000 fans, stormed back to 
draw even on Ian Herbers’ low 
blueline blast and Rob Glasgow’s 
five-hole finder. Moments later, 
Morrison and Doug McCarthy 
teamed up on the powerplay for 
what proved to be the winner and 
easily the prettiest play of theseries. 

“I pulled the puck back and let 
(the onrushing Cougar) slide by, 
then skated in to let her go again,” 
said Morrisonin describing Friday’s 
deciding goal. “I could see Dougy 
yelling for the puck and he was 
standing there (beside the net) wide 
open, so I fed him and he managed 
to tip it by Rod Houk.” 

By then, Canada West all-star 
goaltender Houk had seen some 
forty-odd Bear shots rifled his way, 
but could not hold the character 
Bears any longer at bay. 

“That was a tremendous charac- 
ter game for us,” said Bear assistant 
coach Peter Esdale. “It just goes to 
show you that we can win fromany 
position, whether we’re in front or 
behind.” 

But not from too far behind, 
though, as Esdale and the Bears 
found out on Night Two. 

The Cougars capitalized on a 
plethora of Bear giveaways in the 
first two periods to put the visitors 
up comfortably at 6-2. The half 
dozen goals came on just 19 shots, 
including four on five middle frame 
chances on second game starter 
Scott Ironside. The Cougar power- 


house line of Nielsen, Gary Dickie, 
and Troy Edwards provided seven 
points in sparking the four-goal 
advantage. 

“We're the best defensive team 
in the League, but we let (the Cou- 
gars) run around and we didn’t 
hold our pins to be strong,” said 
Bear veteran Guy Paradis. 

Despite a huge effort in the re- 
maining 23 minutes, the Bears, un- 
der scrutiny of 2700 watchful sup- 
porters, could not duplicate the 
comeback feat of Game One. Houk, 
after conceding a pair to Garth 
Premak and another single to 
Glasgow, again stood on his head 
to preserve the one-goal advantage 
and help pull the Cougars even with 
the Bears at one game apiece. 

“With the kind of lead we gave 
Regina in the second period, we 
couldn’t expect to come back, even 
though we believed that we could,” 
Esdale said. “A four-goal deficit 
with great goaltending and a very 
tough defensive hockey team is a 
big mountain to overcome.” 

“We have to get a much better 
effort out of everybody,” Esdale 
added. “There’s no question that 
man for man 19 players have to 
play with the kind of passion and 
intensity that is necessary to win 
championships.” 

And although 19 players dressed 
in Green and Gold did step out 
Sunday with the necessary effort to 
claim the Canada West Title, the 
deciding match was never in the 
Bear bag. 

After a trio of early Glasgow 
chances, Alberta finally knocked a 
puck past Houk midway through 
the first to take the 1-0 lead. 


Cougar Blaine Demmans saw more of the ice and boards this weekend than 


Ron Sears 


he did the puck. Moments after Bear Garth Premak left the scene, Demmans 
could be found in his usual weekend position - bent over picking up his teeth. 


J 


Canada West second team all-star Rod Houk 


Ron Sears 


was virtually unbeatable against the Bears this 
series. The Bears, however, one bettered Houk. 


McCarthy was the workhorse on 
the play, banking a pass from be- 
hind the net off of Brett Cox’s skate. 

Two minutes later, Cougar Dickie 
evened the affair at one before Cox 
and Serge Lajoie combined to feeda 
wide open Morrison for his first of 
the post-season. The two crown 
contenders went into the dressing 
room deadlocked at a pair each af- 
ter Cory Patterson beat Alberta 
backstop Gavin Armstrong to the 
short side from fifty feet. 

“That one got me going,” 
Armstrong said. “I wasalittleupset 
at myself and with something like 
that you have to just bounce back 
and say no more.” 

Well, only one more. 

Darrin McKechnie banged a 
wrap-around goal in off of the 
Alberta goalie, but it was one short 
of the Bear four total, who pounced 
on the Cougars early in the second. 

“My biggestconcern was that that 
(second) goal would deflate the 
team, but we came out and played, 
I think, the best five minutes of 
hockey all year in that first five of 
thesecond period,” Armstrong said. 

Indeed, the opening few mo- 
ments of the middle frame decided 
the series. 

Veteran Bear Dan Wiebe finessed 
his way through a maze of Cougars 
and slid a beautiful pass to Glasgow. 
The fifteen goal Bear had nothing 
but mesh to fire in his seventh post- 
season puck. 

Then, the Super-Uke line worked 
the breakout to perfection to isolate 
McCarthy alone in front of Houk. 
The Captain Bear made no mistake 
for the eventual game and series 
winner. Moments later, first star 
Gord Thibodeau introduced his hip 


to Cougar Blaine Demmans, and 
the Bears never looked back. 

“I’m expected to be one of the 
guys that’s going to lay some big 
bodychecks, especially open ice 
hits,” said a determined Thibodeau. 
“You hit a little dead spot on the 
bench, up 4-2 with guys maybe 
thinking that it’s going to be a 
cakewalk, and boom the hit maybe 
jumps the energy level back up.” 

It not only gave the Bears that 
extra jump, but also gave the 
hometown crowd of 1900 some- 
thing extra to crow about. 
Demmans, who also felt the wrath 
of Thibodeau’s hip on Saturday, 
completed a somersault before 
crash-landing on his derriere. 

From Thibodeau’s hip on, aside 
from McKechnie’s goal, the Bears 
did virtually everything they 
needed to do to counter the hungry 
Cougar attack. The defence shut 
down the Cougars in the final 
twenty minutes, save for an 
Armstrong stack on a Dickie one- 
timer with just under six minutes 
left, to capture the W. G. Hardy 
Trophy. Patience, indeed, brought 
jubilation for the Bears and fans. 

Thibodeau, however, called it 
careful jubilation. 

“This is something personally I 
felt all along we could do, but this is 
just another stepping stone.” 

A stepping stone to a seventh 
National Title which Thibodeau and 
the Bears feel is the only way to 
truly fulfil the 1990-’91 season. 

“We have a mission. We have to 
go there and we have to win. Oth- 
erwise no one will remember us for 
finishing third or second in the 
country. We have a little road in 
front of us yet.” 


The Gateway e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e Page 17 


Bears, Pandas on track at C.1.A.U.'s 


by Kristan McLeod 

A charged-up Green and Gold 
trackand field team took their show 
on the road last weekend for yet 
anotherstop. It was notjustanother 
stop, though. It was the C.1.A.U. 
National Championships. 

A dozen members of the track 
team travelled to the University of 
Windsor last weekend, proving 
without doubt that theirs is the 
hottest track team the University 
of Alberta can boast of in a long 
time. The eight man Bear team 
placed fifth and the four woman 
Panda squad placed eighth, both 
competing against 24 other insti- 
tutions from across Canada. 

“It was, by far, the best a team 
from our school has done in track 
in field for, at least, a minimum of 
five years,” head coach Ted King 
said. “They showed a great deal of 
pride, especially in these times of 
trouble that the program is facing 
back at home.” 

It seems that as the rest of the 
campus rallied behind Athletics in 
their vote to approve an athletics 
tuition add-on, the track team went 
on to demonstrate the quality and 
worthiness of their particular pro- 
gram. 

“It was good to be with them this 
weekend,” King added. “They 
showed that it was the first time 
they really wanted to show at a 
championship. It seemed to mat- 


ter to them as a group.” 

The group results were coloured 
with fantastic individual efforts 
whichincluded three All-Canadian 
rated athletes: Jane Cox (who has 
achieved this status for the third 
year in a row), Ian Danney, and 
Oral Ogilvie. 

Cox and Ogilvie amassed first 
place finishes in the long jump and 
triple jump respectively, and they 
both competed in two other events, 
each significantly contributing to 
the team’s points. Danney ran a 
personal best in the 60m, second 
only to the competition’s most 
valuable athlete from Windsor, 
O'Brian Gibbons, a rookie who may 
be representing Canada in up- 
coming international competitions. 

Therelay teams, whichincluded 
all participating U of A athletes, 
finished very well. The men’s 
4x800m team finished fourth in an 
extremely tight race, beating out 
the Manitoba team that came first 
at the Canada West Conference 
championships. 

“For such a young team- our 
oldestmember isin his second year 
of eligibility - I think we turned a 
few heads,” said James Aldridge, 
one of the four. 

The women’s 4x200m placed 
third, two places above their rank- 
ing, and the men’s 4x200 came ina 
respectable sixth. 

The most impressive aspect of 


The Panda 4x200 relay team (far right) enjoyed third place national success in Windsor. 


the team’s success is that they 
managed such a grand showing in 
the face of the deletion of the cam- 
pus program. Thisisa consequence 
they are endeavouring to avoid 
through a lot of extraneous activi- 
ties including the interim Board of 
Directors. 

“We wanted to show everybody 
that we really do care about this 
school and what the hell is hap- 
pening,” King said. 


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by Todd Saelhof 

One might have predicted 
Thursday night's volleyball battle 
between the Men’s National Team 
and the University of Alberta 
Golden Bears to be “no contest”. 
After all, the dozen men in red and 
white sporting the leaf are training 
to represent an entire nation in the 
1992 Olympic Games, while the 
volleyballers in Green and Gold 
carry the pride of only 30,000 
campus citizens. Regardless, the 
four-game match did definitely 
hold its own as far as contesting 
was concerned. 

“When we were in Switzerland 
playing against professional teams, 
we got used to playing teams that 
were at a level much higher than 
us,” said Bear veteran Dean 
Kakoschke. “We were prepared 
for it.” 

Prepared enough to give their 
highly skilled opponents a little bit 
of arun for their money. In fact, in 
the later stages, the Bears hung 


tough with the National Team, but 
were still on the downside of a 
four-set (15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-8) 
match. 

“We were going into it with the 
attitude that we had nothing to 
lose, and they had everything to 
lose,” Kakoschke said. “When (the 
National Team) saw us maybe 
getting a little emotional, then they 
said ‘whoops, we’d better pick it 
up a bit’, and they defeated us.” 

The outcome, as far as the Bears 
were concerned, however, was 
secondary tothe turnout. A healthy 
campus crowd took a $5 per head 
peek at what was being touted a 
benefit match to aid the Bear and 
Panda volleyball programs. In 
addition to supporting the Green 
and Gold cause, spectators caught 
a glimpse at some of the talented 
Canadian volleyball players who 
will carry the national torch into 
the Olympics. This match was a 
tune-up tilt before heading south 
to contest the Cuba Cup beginning 
March 19th. 

“They didn’t leave any of the 


‘better players’ at home, because 
they all wanted to get that playing 
experience,” Kakoschke said. 

Of course, it also gave the Bears 
as a unit some good experience. 
Unfortunately, even with the ref- 
erendum vote going the programs’ 
way, the positive selling of Bear- 
Paks, and the Alumni’s hard work, 
the Bears are not sure whether they 
will be able to use that experience 
on the court next season. 
Kakoschke and his teammates, 
however, are still optimistic. 

“We didn’t look at it as our last 
match. We’restill looking forward 
to next year.” 

BEAR ESSENTIALS: 

Inaddition to the good volleyball 
action, the fans were entertained 
between the third and fourth sets 
by a speed spike contest. Michael 
Dunnofthe National Teamclocked 
in a 67 m.p.h. speed to edge out a 
pair of Bear power hitters.....Dean 
Kakoschke of the Bears totalled 18 
kills to lead all during the match 
while Williscroft killed 15 balls for 
the National Team. 


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A re-serve of 90-91 Panda V-ball 


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by Michael Chow 

The 1990-91 season of the Uni- 
versity of Alberta Panda volleyball 
squad was characterized by both 
disappointment and optimism. 

Disappointment because the 
Pandas did not improve on their 5- 
15 record of the 1989-90 campaign 
and onceagain failed to reach post- 
season play in Canada West. The 
team equalled their fifth place 
standing of last year in the confer- 
ence finishing behind 
Saskatchewan, British Columbia, 
Calgary, and Victoria, while stay- 
ing just ahead of the lowly 
Lethbridge Pronghorns. 

“Alack of experienceonthecourt 
really hurt us this season,” said 
head coach Suzi Smith. 

Thatexperience consisted of fifth 
year setter Colleen Pistawka, who 
was named to the Canada West 
second all-star team, third year 
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named a first team all-star and 
second year Panda Nancy Meyer. 
Other than those three players, the 
team consisted exclusively of first 
year Pandas. 

The losses of Canada West all- 
star Debbie Dyson to the National 
teamand last year’s Panda Rookie- 
of-the-Year, Cathlyn Robinson 
definitely took its toll this season 
as Smith was forced to place rookies 
Taryn’ Wood and _  Corine 
Reinprecht into starting roles. 

“Every game we went out those 
kids gained some very valuable 
experience. Whether we won or 
lost does not matter, what matters 
is that experience will helpusdown 
the road,” Smith said. 

Smith also singled out defence 
specialist Rhonda Neufeld, starter 
Cathy Stang, and rookies Karen 
Zygunand Sheri Raaflaub as cause 
for great optimism for next season. 

Apart from suffering a case of 
inexperience on the court, the team 
was also faced with adapting toa 
very unorthodox and complex 
system of volleyball. The scheme 
was implemented by Smith and 
hercoaching staff with expectations 
ofa very competitive Panda squad 
in the years to come. 

“There is going to come a day 
when the playoffs are on the line 
and that day when it comes, this 
team will have the skills and ex- 
perience to make the playoffs,” 
Smith concluded. 

Of course, to be a part of any 
upcoming playoffs, the Pandasstill 
must function as a team, and with 
the program in jeopardy because 


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Smith's Pandas look to bump up their winning percentage next season. A 
next season is still in limbo, however, considering problems with funding 
are still an issue with volleyball, both of the Bear and Panda variety. 


of budget cuts to Athletics, func- 
tioning may be the last thing that 
the Pandas may be doing next 
season. Inother words, uncertainty 
for the upcoming campaign may 
be bigger than it ever was prior to 
this year. 

DIGS: 

The Pandas’ five victories this 
season consisted of four against 


Lethbridge and one against 
Calgary. Their five wins of last 
season? Four against the 
Pronghorns and one against the 
DINOS. f=: The Pandas won 24 


won 32 last year..... Sherry 
Parkhurst finished third in kills in 
the conference with 206. Rhonda 
Neufeld finished seventh with 193. 


-Crystal Torgunrud of 
Saskatchewan was tops in the cat- 
egory with 241 kills. ....University 
of British Columbia's Sonya 
Wachowski and Lisa 
Cepeliauskas of the University of 
Victoria tied for the lead in blocks 
with 55, while Leanne Sander of 
the Huskiettes led the conference 
in service aces with 33. 


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Crystal Tongunrud, Saskatchewan 
Stacey Singler, Saskatchewan 

Lisa Cepeliauskas, Victoria 

Sonya Wachowski, U.B.C. 

Leanne Sander, Saskatchewan 
Sherry Parkhurst, Alberta 


Kelli Boyko, Calgary 
Colleen Pistawka, Alberta 
Sarah Dunlop, U.B.C. 
Candace Holt, Calgary 
Jenny Rauh, U.B.C. 

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He also credits the evolution of 
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“People want to get involved. 
We are being receptive to that by 
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example, we have diversified to 
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up for an interview at Career and Placement Services 
in SUB 270A. 


Models needed for cutting classes. Free quality cuts. 
Men and women. Call Swizzle Sticks Hair 433-7078. 


Telemarketers required for new dynamic, rapidly 
expanding company. No selling involved. Hourly 
wage plus bonuses. call 448-0649 for interview. 


Summer work on campus. Love history, kids and 
good work experience? Bring your resume to 
Rutherford House, 11153 Saskatchewan Drive, by 5 
pm April 1. Work 5 days/week, weekends included, 
May - August, as a costumed guide. Appros. $6/ 
hour. Music, education, drama, crafts, and storytelling 
skills desirable. 


Zoryana - part-time sales position available. Zoryana 
offers competitive wages, profit sharing, and warm 
and exciting work environment. Please apply in 
person 8206 - 104 St. 


SERVICES 


Barb’s word processing, southside. $1.50/ds page. 
Rush/ weekends $2.00. 462-8930. 


Accurate word processing by a former legal secretary. 
Rush service available. Reasonable rates. Close to 
university. Call Maureen at 435-6623, days or eve- 
nings. 


Word processing graphics, overhead transparencies 
all laser printed, spellchecked and proofread. Fast, 
accurate, professional results. Student discount. 
Regular & extended hours, 7 days a week. Central 
Edmonton. Linda 453-1136. 


Marlene’s Typing. Meadowlark area. Reasonable 
rates. Phone Marlene at 484-8864. 


Sandi’s word processing - theses, papers, transcrip- 
tions. Reasonable rates, southside, 437-7058. 


Will do wordprocessing, typing, pickup & delivery, 
excellent work, 487-3040. 


Accuspeed word processing. All formats - MLA & 
APA styles. Resumes, term papers, special student 
rates. Phone 472-0578 /472-1743. Pickups available. 


Typing - reasonable rates, fast service, laser printer. 
Sharon 487-9617. 


Crisis Line. Do you need help? Are you in trouble? 
Call Telecare - a telephone hotline @ 426-5199. 4 pm 
- 12 midnight, 7 days a week. Free confidential lis- 
tening. 


Pregnant and di d? Free confidential help/ 
pregnancy tests. Campus Birthright 492-2115. Rm 
030W, SUB, Mon & Wed, 10am-2 pm. Tues & Thurs, 
10 am - 12:30 pm. 


If you have a problem with food, we can help. 
Overeaters Anonymous meeting Wednesday, 1 pm, 
HUB 169. 


Hurting... after an abortion? Abortion may be legal, 
but fraud, malpractice and misrepresentation are 
not! Confidential medical, legal, and emotional help 
available from Canadian Rights Coalition at 1-800- 
634-2224. 


Do you havea best friend or really close friend of the 


Gays and Lesbians on Campus: office hours, MTRF 
12-2 pm, 030N SUB. Phone 492-7528. 


We met in Paraguay. You were wearing a Dentistry 
jacket - come to CAB often? Love an adoring Aggie 


Muslim Students Assoc: Friday prayers. Meditation 
room, 12:30 MST (1:30 DST). for more info drop by 
our office 030E SUB. 


Baptist Student Ministries: “Focus” every Mon at 5 
pm in 169 HUB. A time to sing songs, worship, 
discuss issues, etc. “Good News Travels Fast”, a bible 
study about sharing our faith. Every Wed, 10 am in 
169 HUB.Everyone welcome. 


U of A Pro-Life: actively promotes moral regard for 
the sanctity of human life from conception until 


Hey Bodacious Babe! Who needs balloons? Wanna 
know where you really got those bruises? Writing 
these things cause "menopausal mood swings"... 
Bigger Duck 


Jen M. - I know that you interest me, but not if you're 
not single? Would like to ask you out...- Unsure and 
Shy 


Hot Guy in Physics - Blonde + Blue - we were in the 
same math + physics (term 1). Meet mein CABso we 
can get to know each other. Girl with cheezy smile. 


12 - 24 yrs. 


natural death. Meet Mondays, 1-7 Hi ities @ 4 
pm. 


rom $6 6B 


Guy in black leather jacket. I noticed you T. + R. at a ee 
Destination: Amsterdam 


11am in Humanities. Want to get to know you. L.S. 


Lutheran Fellowship (LCC): mid-week 1m 
Wed, 6:30 pm, Inter-faith Chapel (HUB). More info: 
463-7022. 


opposite sex? Would you both be i din talk- 
ing about your friendship for a research paper? Yes! 
Please Call 473-7532 and ask for Brent for more 
details. 


Comein from the Cold. Now that the rally is over, are 
you wondering what else you can do for your Uni- 
versity? the government has heard the student voice, 
but the community needs to hear from you too. Asa 
student you can tell our story to alumni and ask for 
their support of the U of A. the Development Office 
needs concerned students to volunteer a few hours of 
time to talk to alumni who have previously donated 
to the University. If you want to make a difference, 
please call Suzanne or Karen at 492-4418. 


GENERALS 


U of A Skydivers: t-shirts are here. Pick them up at 
our office, 030F SUB. 


Chinese Library Assoc: holding a book-exchange for 
the second term. Simply sign up if selling a book. 
description and phone # req'd. Rutherford South/ 
study hall/office desk. Held thru-out Jan & Feb. 
Open to everyone. 


Self Awareness & Meditation: free 4 week course in 
Feb. - Wednesdays 7:30 pm, room 032 SUB. New 
techniques in each session. 433-4752. 


Students’ Int’l Health Assoc: meets the first 
Wednesday of each month, Classroom F, Walter 
MacKenzie Centre, 12-1 pm. 


U of A Phantasy Gamers Club: hash, slash, parry, 
thrust zot. Trapped in an adults body? Wanna Dean’s 
vacation? Sign up. SUB 030U. 


Uof A Cycling Tourists: long distance cyclists - come 
ask about our spring ride down the Eastern seaboard. 
Room 30D SUB. 


Assoc for Bahai Studies: informal group discussion 
every Fri at6:30 pm in Ed bldg, room N1-114. Everyone 
welcome. Info 426-7758. 


Campus Advent/ Dialogue: Contemporary Christian 
dialogues on a variety of topics. Ist Sat. of every 
month, 4 pm, Ed North 2-105. 


Campus Presbyterian Community: we need you! 
Opportunities for mutual growth, support and ser- 
vice. Contact Pauline Grant, 492-7524 or 171B HUB 


Christian Reformed Chaplaincy: welcome toa weekly 
soup & sandwich supper with discussions on faith 
and learning. Meditation Room (SUB 158A) at 5 pm. 


Arts Students’ Assoc.: free coffee day. Every Friday, 
9:30 am til the coffee runs out. HC 2-10. Bring your 
own mug and be environmentally friendly. And buy 
your Arts t-shirt. 


Wildlands Wildlife Club: every Friday at noon to 
discuss a variety of wildland issues. For info contact 
Laurie at 492-2056. 


UofAPro Choice: fighting for abortion access. Office: 
SUB 614 (hours posted on door). Meetings: 2 pm, 
Mondays, SUB 606. 


Baptist Student Ministries: “Focus” every Monday at 
5 pm, room 171A HUB. Info: 492-7504. 


Uof A Student Liberal Club: come drop by our office 
- 030V SUB. Hours: 2-4 pm Mon - Thurs. 12-2 pm 
Fridays. 


Campus Advent: office in SUB bsmt. 030W. Variety 
of activities posted on door. Come join us. 


Keep-fit Yoga Club: offering classes throughout the 
year. Info: Carol 471-2989 evenings. 


Valid up to 1 year. Open return. 
Choose from: 
V 10% EURAIL DISCOUNTS 
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Thelped U vote Thurs pm in Bio.Sci. U had dark hair, 
were graduating and I think your name was 
Craig.would like to meet you again Thurs 14@2pm, 
same place. 


Yo! Bawdy Ski Babes. The NKOTB say "No More 
Games". RATT Thurs. We will be making photocopies 
and there will be no Jello, we promise. 


Call now for details 


WestCan Treks 


Hung Like A Bear: Happy Birthday! Let's go up 
Keillor Road and take the long way home... an in- 
nuendo? Love you, Chief Brok-uh-lee. 


Debate Club: meets every Wed 5 pm in 2-42 Humani- 
ties. New members welcome. 


8412 - 109 Street 


Miss Lees: We met in Econ 201 class '88. Both of you 
are so beautiful. JMN 


U of A Scandinavian Club: language tables, Swedish 
10 am Wed; Norwegian 1 pm Wed in Arts 312. 


U of A Wado-Kai Club: beginners classes, 5:30-7:30 
pm, Mon, Fri in W1-14, Wed in SUB basement. 


Campus Birthright: support group for pregnant 
women. Call Campus Birthright at 492-2115 or Bernice 
at 455-1943. 


U of A Go Club: interested in playing the ancient 
game of Go? Beginners always welcome. Lessons 
available. Meet every Wed, 7-11 pm, 142 SUB. 


Math Sciences Society: activities and social opportu- 
nities for students in the Mathematical Sciences. For 
info visit 549 CAB or call 492-3612. 


Tae Kwon Do Club: beginners, men & women, all 
ages. 6:30-9 pm, Mon & Friin SUB bsmt, Wed in E-19 
Phys Ed bldg. Phone 433-2224. 


Dead Comp. Sci. Society (DCS): Thurs, 3:30 pm, GSB 
702. 


Mature Undergrad and Graduate Students (MUGS): 
drop in coffeklatsch 10-2 pm. Heritage lounge, 
Athabasca Hall, Mon- Thurs. $10 membership. Bring 
lunch, coffee supplied. 


Entrepreneur Club: be your own boss. Join the Entre- 
preneur club. Room 3-02 Business, 492-5036. 


U of AND: executive meetings every Thurs, 4:30 pm 
in 606 SUB. All ND activists welcome. 


United Church Campus Ministry: “God Talk” study, 
Fir, 12:15 pm, room 158A SUB. — Worship, Wed, 8:15 
am, St. Stephen’s College. — Ecumenical Eucharist 
(Lutheran, Anglican, United), Tues noon hour, room 
158A SUB. — Simply making it through the week. 


Meditation, contemplative prayer and spiritual 
growth. Mon, 12:15 pm Garneau United Church. 


Society for Creative Anachronism: we recreate medi- 
eval life “as it should have been”. Wed, 8 pm in 034 
SUB or call Will at 433-6856. 


Uof AStar Trek Club: unlike the Scuba Club wedon’t 
have body lice, rectal itch, nasal polyps or eye snot. So 
see us 6-20 SUB. 


Karate-Do goju Kai Campus Club: beginners always 
welcome, 5-7 pm, Tuesdays & 6-8 pm Thursdays in 
SUB rec room. 


U of A Bridge Club: meets every Fri, 7-11 pm, TB65. 
Info: Kun 492-1119. 


Uof A Musicians Club: new members of all musical 
i welcome. Call 464-7383 for more info. 


Need a quick tax refund? File Electronically. Tax 
preparation as low as $20. 10% discount for students. 
Fleming-Weech & Assoc Inc. 244, 9750 - 51 Avenue, 
Edmonton, AB. Phone 437-5691. 


Typist available in Ottewell area. $1.50/page. Erna 
465-4473. 


Theses binding. Reasonably priced. Come direct to 
Alberta Book Bindery, 9850-60 Ave. Phone 435-8612. 


Will type for students. Prefer nursing APA format. 
$1.25/page. Willy 453-6804. 


Professional typist - word processing. 24 hour turn- 
around service most papers. Gwen, 467-0515. 


Southside Secretarial, phone 432-9414 (days and 
evenings). Fast turn around. 


Desktop publishing and word processing. 100% laser 
printed. $1.75/page. Old Strathcona area. Garth at 
433-6195 anytime. 


Translations. Native Spanish speaker. Spanish/ 
english/french/italian. Comp. rates. Exc. writing 
skills. Calgary 1-245-8190. 


Music copying, transposing, transcribing, tutoring, 
coaching, clinician, accompanying B. Mus. (theory), 
vocalist, pianist. 17yrs. choral experience. flex. hours, 
comp. rates. Calgary 1-245-8190. 


English tutor wants to help you with conversation, 
reading and writing. Call David 430-8461. 


Alpine (Ski) Racing Club: to all members. Dryland 
will continue until April, Mon & Wed,5 pm promptly. 
Meet in Butterdome. 


Uof A Skydivers: Want to jump out of a plane. Come 
talk to us first. Visit us at O30F SUB. 


U of A Chess Club: meets every day in room 030D 
SUB between 9 am and 5 pm. Everyone welcome. 


Uof A Trotskyist League: now available - Spartacist 
(winter 1990-91) Theoretical journal of the Int’] Com- 
munist League. Contact Asha: 436-5105. 


AFECT: learn about who we are and what we want to 
do. 618 SUB. Any day of the week. 


Scuba Club: underwater sex? Tight, wet spandex? 
Snorkelling? Ever wondered about these? Come talk 
to us in 620 SUB. 


ECO - Environ. Campus Org.: meetings on 2nd 
Thursday of each month at 7 pm, Envir. Resource 
Centre 10511 - Sask. Drive. 


U of A Objectivist Club: Ayn Rand’s philosophy. 
Objectivism discussed at Wed meetings. More info at 
our office - 030K SUB. 


Women’s Collective: office hours - every Tues, 2-4 
pm & Wed 12-3 pm 030N SUB. 


MOOSE Club: the club to end all clubs, needs you to 
support our cause. Let it be known, MOOSE lives, 
030V SUB. Ilia Odio Axtonum Hoytus. 


THREE LINES FREE 


JQ: You and your fingers happy, eh? Your current 
squeeze must be pretty darned special. But I'll sur- 
vive, the next bed over is just right! The Other Man 


Lara: We were meant for each other, or so they say. 
Can it be true? This weekend may well be a very 
incredible one. Love, Winnie. 


NAM: You sexy hunk of tie, we want to tie you up in 
knots! The Spaz Twins 


Twin Peaks Fans! Save Twin Peaks! Write to: Bob 
Iger, c/o ABC Television, 77 West 66 St., New York, 
NY 10023. Save a great show! 


Treeplanter: You really spruce up my life. You can 
poke me with your needles anytime. K. 


YoJEEA! Happy 21st babe! Love your DG pal Hodge. 


The women of Delta Gamma would like to thank the 
men of Kappa Alpha Society for an amazing (sur- 
prising!) exchange! 


U of A PC Youth Club: executive meetings every 
Thurs, TB87 at 4 pm. Everyone welcome. Power Plant 
afterwards. 


Pete: Who says casual sex ended in the 60's? Not you, 
not me. Bio was never so fun. Next week let's have an 
oral exam. Thanks for the help (Fri @ 3bib) YMCA 


Toll free outside Edmonton 1-800-661-7265 
LAVERY PARTY: Girl at Goose Friday (not b-day 


gal) with white blouse, light jeans, & shoulder length 
dark hair. U have beautiful smile! Reply here. SAM 


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Prepared by SU Information Services, 492-2784 


TUESDAY 12 


FORUM 

As part of Gay and Lesbian Aware- 
ness Week, “Gay and Lesbian Chris- 
tians Tell Their Story”. 

Education 165, 12 noon. 


ENTRY DEADLINE 

Campus Rec’s Men & Women’s Table 
Tennis Tournament on 23, 24 March. 
Entries must be in to the Gree Office 
by 1 pm. 


LIBRARY CATALOGUE 
Online lab practice. Free, drop in. 
General Services Bldg, 1 pm. 


LECTURE 

Richard Dellamora will discuss 
“Theorizing Literary Fictions of 
AIDS: Edmund White’s ‘An Oracle’”. 
5-20 Humanities, 3:30 pm. 


SPEAKER 

C Morgaine, “Helping People 
Change Themselves: A Critical 
Approach to Family Life Education”. 
207A Law Centre, 3:30 pm. 


WEDNESDAY 13 


PRO-LIFE AWARENESS WEEK 
Everyone’s welcome to stop by our 
information table. 

Education Bldg, all day. 


FORUM 

“Could It Happen Here?- the U of A 
and the Vriend Case”, a forum on 
human rights for lesbiens and gays. 
Tory Breezeway #2, 12 noon. 


FORESTRY SEMINAR 

David Gifford will lecture on “Devel- 
opmental Regulation of Gene 
Expression in Endospermic and 
Magagametophytic Seeds”. 

2-1 Mech Engg, 3:30 pm. 


PUBLIC LECTURE 

Professor Hans Mooij (University of 
Groningen) will discuss “The Concept 
of Imagination and Its History”. 
Senate Chambers, Arts Bldg, 4 pm. 


GUEST SPEAKER 

Rev. Richard A. McCormick will 
discuss “Bioethical Issues of the 
90's”. 

Lister Hall Banquet Rm, 4 pm. 


GENERAL MEETING 

An opportunity to meet the new exec 
of AIESEC and win free TGIF tickets. 
2-05 Business, 4 pm. 


GUEST SPEAKER 

Rev. Richard A. McCormick will 
discuss “Advance Directives: Who? 
When? How? Why?” (Living Wills/ 
Powers of Attorney) 

Lister Hall Banquet Rm, 7:30 pm. 


AWARDS CEREMONY 

J. Gordin Kaplan Awards for Excel- 
lence in Research: Professor Lyndal 
Osborne, Dept of Art & Design and 
Dr. William Graham, Dept of Chemis- 
try. Everyone welcome. 

Tory Lecture 11, 8 pm. 


BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH 
BASH 

Tickets available from the Arts 
Students Assoc. (492-5085, 2-10 
Humanities) for $5. 

Club Malibu. 


THURSDAY 14 


VISITING SPEAKER 

Dr. Douglas L. Park (University of 
Arizona) will discuss “Food Safety 
and Toxicology” at 9 am, and “De- 
contamination Procedures for Food 
Toxins” at 11 am. 

2J4.02 University Hospital (Classroom 
F) 


VISITING SPEAKER 

Dr J. Nicholls (U of C) will discuss 
“Rock Types, Magma Batches, 
Fractionation and Contamination 
Processes, Craters of the Moon Lava 
Field, Idaho, 2000-2500 Years BP” 
1-04 Earth Sciences, 11 am. 


GUEST SPEAKER 

Rev. Richard A. McCormick will 
discuss “Reproductive Technology: 
What are the limits?” 

Lister Hall Banquet Rm, 1:30 pm. 


SEMINAR 

Yuhua Yan, Dept of Chemical Engi- 
neering, will discuss “Viscosity 
Correlations for Emulsion-Solids 
Mixtures as Bimodal Systems”. 
E342 Chem/Mineral Engg, 3 pm. 


LECTURE 

Brian Cherwick, “The Ukrainian 
Wedding: The Effect of Membership 
in Ukrainian Cultural Organizations 
on Retention of Ukrainian Wedding 
Traditions”. 

436 Arts Bldg, 3:30 pm. 


GET ACQUAINTED RECEPTION 
Hosted by the Presbyterian Chap- 
laincy for anyone who is Presbyterian 
- or anyone at all. Refreshments will 
be served. 

Room 169 HUB, 4-5:30 pm. 


GENERAL MEETING 

Anmesty International will be having 
a guest speaker and executive elec- 
tions. 

1-108 Education North, 5 pm. 


GENERAL MEETING 
Tools for Peace. 
030 SUB, 5 pm. 


SPEAKER 

Faculty of Home Ec Students’ Assoc. 
presents “Get the Professional Edge” 
learn how to dress for success in an 
intefew. $1/member, $2/non- 
member. 

2-5 Business, 6:30 pm. 

HISTORY CAREER FORUM 
Tickets from CaPS for $3. 

Tory Breezeway #1, 6:30-9:30 pm. 


FRIDAY 15 


RETROSPECTIVE 

Retrospective on the Gay Games, gays 
and lesbians in sport. 

034 SUB, 12 noon. 


SPEAKER 

Dr V.M Zakharov will discuss “De- 
velopmental stability and population 
biology”. 

M-149 Bio Sci, 3:30 pm. 


TGIF 

Join the Agricultural Engineers and 
the Early Childhood Education 
Council to eat, drink, and be merry! 
5th Flr Ag/For Bldg, 3-7 pm. 


BUCK A BARLEY TGIF 
Music and fun presented by AIESEC. 
2nd Flr Business, 3-8 pm. 


UNICEF CLUB ORGANIZA- 
TIONAL MEETING 

A preliminary organizational meeting 
for all those interested in becoming 


involved. 
2-29 CAB, 3 pm. 


PUBLIC FORUM 

Clare Culhane will speak on "Canada 
- A Peacemaking Nation: Myth or 
Reality?" 

B-38 Tory Building, 7 pm. 


MAD HATTER TGIF 

Bring your submissions for the 
English Club Journal 

4-29 Humanities, 4 pm. 


SOCIAL 

GALOC presents this social and 
fundraiser for the Delwin Vriend 
Defence Fund. 


Arts Lounge, 5-10 pm. y i hae 


SPEAKER 

Dr Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak 
will discuss “Feminism and National- 
ism in the Contemporary USSR”. 
2-115 Education North, 7:30 pm. 


CONCERT 

Chemical/Computer Engineering 
presents Colin James with The Jitters. 
Dinwoodie Lounge, 8:30 pm. 


SATURDAY 16 


CONCERT 

Chemical/Computer Engineering 
presents Colin James with The Jitters. 
Dinwoodie Lounge, 8:30 pm. 


MONDAY 18 


MEETING 

Reform Party Students’ Society, 
meeting for nomination of executive 
candidates. 

270A SUB, 3 pm. 


SPEAKER 

Dept of Computing Science presents 
Dr. Geoff Hinton (U of T) who will 
discuss “Spatial Coherence as an 
Internal Teacher for a Neural Net- 
work”. 

619 General Services, 3:30 pm. 


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SPECIAL EVENTS: events that are 
date specific, have broad appeal (“ev- 
eryone welcome”) 


eg. guest speakers, TGIF's, concerts, 
varsity games, tournaments, special 
meetings, etc. 


WON'T INCLUDE 


REGULAR EVENTS: events that are 
weekly, ongoing or not open to the 
public 


eg. club meeting agendas, discussion 
group topics, club or faculty association 
drop-in hours 


Happy Bob Knows... will continue to be printed every Tuesday. To ensure that your 
event will be included the information should be sent to us at Box 169, SUB, through 
Campus Mail, at least a week in advance. Incomplete submissions will not be printed. 
In addition to the basic information (date, time, location), a brief description, any cost 
involved, and a number to call for details would also be useful. 


Pink Triangle 
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About GALOC... 


zation of Gay and 
ness Week. 
GALA week is pa 
going effort to combat he 
and discrimination onca 
.efforts in this area have le 
inclusion of a clause in the 
student behavior prohibiting 
crimination on the basis of sex 
orientation and disability, as we 


as sex, race, religion, age, or ethnic” 


symbols of 


Symbols of gay and lesbian pride 
have been a part of culture 


which represents samenes 
worn by Greek soldiers to dé 
their homosexuality. Today, 


as a symbol of liberation. 

The symbol of the pink trig 
was first used by the Nazis & 
tify male homosexuals, 
sent to the death camp 


ion of student 


rested can contact 
office, room 030N 
492-7528 or by writ- 
UB. Our office hours 
2:00 pm on Monday, 
Thursday and Friday. 

by Nola Etkin 


Our Pride 


has been reclaimed by gays and 
lesbians as a symbol of empower- 
ment. 

Reclaiming words and symbols 
that have been used against us is a 
proud tradition of the lesbian and 
gay liberation movement. Thus, 
dyke, fag, queer have all been used 
n a positive manner by us to de- 
scribe ourselves. 

So, whenever you see a pink tri- 
le, know that, somewhere, 
how, there is a gay man or 
ho is proud of what s/he 


by Nola Etkin 


We're Fabulous- Get Used To It 


* From beginning to end, Celebra- 
tion ‘90 was an experience to be 
held close to the hearts of the thou- 
sands of participants, be they ath- 
letes, volunteers, cultural partici- 
pants, or spectators: So many 
memories and experiences blend 
together in my mind like 
somebody’s slide show. I remem- 
ber walking down Denman Street 
justafter arriving in Vancouver,and 
seeing more gay people than any- 
time before, and all of 
them were smiling; you 
could see the excitement 
and anticipation in their 
faces, their pride and con- 
fidence in the way they 
walked, in the way they 
wore pink triangles or 
their I.D. cards or held 
each other. We were all 
proud to be there, proud 
of ourselves, proud of 
each other, proud of our 
cities, and proud of our 
community for pulling 
together to present an 
event that included over 
35,000 people from 24 
countries on a paltry 
budget. 

Svend Robinson said in 
the opening ceremonies 
how good it was tosee the 
dykes, faggots, 
leathermen, drag-queens 
— every aspect of our 
community — working 
together in a spirit of cel- 
ebration. How right he 
was. Imagine waiting for two hours 
in B.C. Place for the ceremonies to 
start. It’s hot, really hot and you’re 
tired from the trip to Vancouver. 
There’s 7,000 other people milling 
around, waiting. Most folks are 
sitting or lying down, trying to 
rest, trying to stay cool, so you’d 
think they’d be kind of oblivious to 
what's happening, but still every- 
one has a perma-grin, everyone is 
still good natured, shouting out 
cheers, keeping usall going. Imag- 
ine trying to get Team Vancouver 
to do the wave (and Team Calgary, 
for that matter) and actually hav- 
ing some success (it’s okay, they’ve 
never really done well in sports 
anyway). Still, a valiant effort. 
Imagine doing the wave over and 
over on the way into the stadium 
with some limitations - walking 
presents some difficulties - then 
imagine walking into a football 
stadium half filled with lesbians 
and gay men from all over the 
world. Then imagine them greet- 
ing you with a perfectly orches- 
trated, well-timed wave. Despite 
our differences, individually, we 
share a lot of the same feelings. 

What other event can boast so 
many good-natured, fun-loving 
people? People such as Sharon, 
the woman, who generously 
opened up her house for me with 
about an hours notice and let us 
have the run of the place for the 
duration of the week. People such 
as Robin Tyler, who brought us 
together with laughter and smiles 
throughout the week, as we real- 
ized just how powerful we are. 


50 year old Mike Mealiffe broke two od recdi in Butterfly events. People such as Janice who had all 


the best intentions in offering three 
total strangers a ride to a party she 
knew nothing about. Of course she 
should probably take the keys out 
of her BMW before parking it next 
time, to avoid its being stolen. 
And what about the Berlin soccer 
team, who played only nine play- 
ers because Edmonton only had 
seven players. And for that matter, 
what about the Klondykers who 
never gave up even when it started 


This woman won seven gold medals. 


to be bleak, what witha shortage of 
players, and then injuries on top of 
that. Truly we fulfilled the Gay 
Games principle: to do one’s per- 
sonal best, and of course our opera- 
tive phrase: WE HAD FUN. 

Never before have I been in a 
place where people were eager to 
help and to befriend you. In the 
bars (and lesbian bars at that) where 
women think you want to get mar- 
ried if you smile at them, or worse, 
where if you dance together more 
than once in an evening you're 
coupled for life. In the lesbian bars 
during the Games, you could just 
have a conversation without a life- 
long commitment. And how easier 
to do this than to ask the four most 
asked questions: (1) Where are you 
from? (2) What’s your name? (3) 
What are you competing in? (4) 
How are you doing? Heck, if you 
even asked a woman her name on 
a regular day, 640 of your friends 
would think you were in the throes 
of uncontrollable lust. 

Where else were people so help- 
ful? Iremember talking to a doctor 
from San Francisco who said that 
during the marathon when one 
competitor collapsed from heatand 
exhaustion, two other racers 
stopped and stayed with him until 
medical help arrived, mindless of 
their own races. We were filled 
with respect for ourselves and oth- 
ers, as the swimmers applauded 
the officials upon their entrance to 
the pool, which I understcod is nor- 
mally unheard of. Still with swim- 
ming, what class we showed as we 
all cheered on all competitors, es- 
pecially the ones who were rela- 


tively slow, but still trying so hard. 
How many ovations do the last 
place finishers normally get? But 
while we were varied in our skills, 
we were world class, too, like Mike 
Mealiffe who set a masters world 
record in the 50M. butterfly plus 
another national record. 

There was sucha spirit of belong- 
ing, except for the few heterosexu- 
als you did see who clung to each 
other as if frightened to be cruised 
or something. We proved 
that we can still exist to- 
gether, and that we know 
our biggest support is our- 
selves. Whenso many of us 
are rejected by our biologi- 
cal families, we find family 
ineach other, as I witnessed 
at Celebrities, a dance bar, 
when the DJ played “We 
Are Family” by Sister 
Sledge, and people who 
didn’t know each other em- 
braced and held hands up 
in the air as we danced. 

To whoever decided that 
gay people are “all just so 
artistic, so creative,” I say 
this: you’re right. Every 
event in the Cultural Festi- 
val was handled with ut- 
most professionalism and 
none of the stiffness nor- 
mally associated with “The 
Arts”. From the precision 
of the Lesbian and Gay 
Bands of America to the 
harmony of the Vancouver 
Men’s Chorus, from the 
humor of Kate Clinton and Lovie 
Sizzle to the intelligence and articu- 
lateness of the Literary Festival, 
from the overwhelming presence 
of the Festival Chorus with over 
300 voices to the bravery of Lorraine 
Segato, Carole Pope, Long John 
Baldry, the Nylons and others who 
were bold enough to stand up and 
celebrate themselves and us. Cel- 
ebration ‘90 proved our pride and 
our power. 

How better to end the Celebra- 
tion, if it had to end, than by letting 
us all enter the stadium together, 
with our old friends, or with new 
ones, with our sisters and brothers 
fromall over the world? Granted, it 
was a bit chaotic, but how easy it 
was to show our love foreach other. 
How reassuring to know it all 
happens again in 1994 in New York 
City, with UNITY in ’94, how 
comforting to know that we will 
carry the memories with us forever. 
I remember how powerful I felt 
when the voice on the P.A. told us 
to give each other “a big Vancouver 
hug”. Hugging a close friend, I felt 
invincible but still I knew it was 
coming toa close, thatsoonit would 
be timetoreturnhome. Atthesame 
time, no one can take these experi- 
ences from me - they are mine - and 
they are ours. For eight days, les- 
bians and gay men showed the 
world that we matter, that we are 
everywhere, and perhaps best de- 
scribed, with credit to the Sister of 
Perpetual Indulgence: 

We're here 

We're queer 

We're fabulous; GET USED TOIT! 

by Deb Nousek 


Page 2 e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e The Pink Triangle Supplement 


Opinions: 


Ending Hatred Through 
EGucation 


Some of you are wondering why we, lesbians and gay men, have to 
hold a Gay and Lesbian Awareness Week and publish a newspaper 
supplement as well. You may feel that we are ramming our issues 
down your throats, but thatis not our intention. The only way to dispel 
hatred is to provide education. 

We are homosexuals, and as such, we have no civil rights or 
freedoms. Not one of us chose to be gay or lesbian. For, who would 
make a conscious decision to live a life that has no promise but to be 
filled with hatred, discrimination, and the constant fear of gay bashing, 
losing one’s job, or home simply because of something we cannot 
change about ourselves. One in ten of you is one of us, whether you 
are aware of it or not. Maybe it’s your best friend, your parent, or 
maybe your sibling. 

When there is ten percent of the population discriminated against 
for something that is out of their control, something has to be done. If 
we are ever going to obtain our rights or liberation, we are going to 
have to make aneffort to live and love openly as lesbians and gay men. 
Heterosexuals who are around openly gay persons are more likely to 
try to understand and support the fight of gays and lesbians for 
equality. 

There are many ways in which we can raise awareness. Some of 
these are what we attempt to do during GALA week. One, is by 
publishing the Pink Triangle Supplement in which we bare our hearts 
and souls at the risk of negative repercussions. Take a look at some of 
our “Coming Out” stories from both our parents’ and our own per- 
spectives. Everyone’s story is different, and it takes a lot of courage to 
tell your story to all who care to read it. Secondly, we hold different 
events during the week. One such event is Blue Jean Day. Last year’s 
Blue Jean Day wasa huge success. The point is for heterosexuals to see 
how we feel on a daily basis by wearing blue jeans to show support. 
Some heterosexuals who wore jeans on that day last year simply 
because they always do so, learned very quickly the type of treatment 
that homosexuals receive every day. Some told us that they never 
realized how badly we really are treated until it happened to them. 
Other events we present are a religious forum and a political forum, 
where we invite people to speak from different perspectives on gay 
issues. 

If we are to have any hope of ever living a free and honest life, we 
must communicate openly with those who matter to us. And, con- 
sidering how much the public has to say about our lifestyles, it is only 
right that we become more open and vocal about our lives. Hetero- 
sexuals have no qualms about showing affection in public, wearing 
wedding bands, and even discussing their love/sex lives openly. Yet 
thosesame people expect homosexuals to keep their lives and emotions 
a “private” matter. The closet stands for prison, not privacy. 

Often we are afraid to disclose our sexual orientation for fear of 
rejection, or worse. This fear is very real and a real possibility. Yet if 
weare rejected by a friend because of who weare, we have to consider 
how good a friend that person was to begin with. 

This Gay and Lesbiansupplementis part of thatopencommunication 
and education. Our purpose in publishing this supplement and 
holding GALA week is to raise awareness, and to help dispel myths. 
It is only through frank and open discussion that we can fight the 
ignorance and oppression that surround lesbians and gay men. 
Hopefully then, we won’t need to make an issue out of sexual orien- 
tation. It will simply be a fact, to be noted and accepted as freely as 
one’s hair color or height. 


by B.L. Smith 


Contributors: 


“And God bless Uncle Harry and his roommate Jack, 


who we’re not supposed to talk 


An Open Letter... 


“Come on,” you said, “let’s go 
have a look, it can’t be that bad,” 
onearm firmly gripping your beer, 
the other arm firmly gripping your 
girlfriend in an amazing gesture 
that proved at once your virility 
and your heterosexuality. You, the 
girl, tried to free yourself from your 
boyfriend’s protective (of himself 
or of you?) arm. “No. It’s go” you 
said. You, the third person, were 
unconvinced and hesitant upon 
seeing me, a potentially real, live 
homosexual, you knocked against 
eachother like penguins and backed 
through the doorway, ostensibly 
clearing my path to the bathroom. 

You had only to pay your four 
dollars and youcould have comein 
and had a look. What did you 
expect? A massive orgy, involving 
every sort of sexual deviance mom 
never told you about? A roomful of 


Nola Etkin, Deb Nousek, David, Rev. Charles Bidwell, A.S., Arvell Padavell, Billie Padavall, Mark Bilko, 
Stéphane Lemelin, M. A. Scott, J. A. Krause, B.L. Smith, Shawn R. Mooney, Dave Boechler, Curtis Hanson 


Some contributors have used pseudonyms or have chosen to remain anonymous. The producers of The 


Pink Triangle Supplement feel that this is indicative of the fear and oppression suffered by gays and lesbians 


in our society. The supplement was produced without financial aid from the University of Alberta or the 
Students’ Union. Enquiries should be addressed to GALOC, Box 75, SUB. 


The following businesses and organizations are supporters of Gay and 
Lesbian Awareness Week, and sponsors of The Pink Triangle Supplement: 


Students' Union, 

The Pheonix Theater, 

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) 
Greenwoods Bookshoppe 

Alberta Gay and Lesbian Press/ Modern Pink 


Integrity - Lesbians and Gays and their Friends in the Anglican Church 
Vision - Lesbian/Gay/Gay Positive group at the Unitarian Church 


visibly deranged people with three 
eyes, forked tongues orconceivably, 


wings? Or a pack of thin, languid .. 


“queers” who would lisp and sim- 
per to each other, then collapse and 
squeal in fearat your obvious moral 
superiority? Or burly women with 
shaved heads and sneers who 
would have shouted “Burn the 
breeder” upon your entrance? If 
that is what you thought, I’m sorry 
for you. 

You would have seen an ordi- 
nary room with ordinary men and 
women, laughing, talking, having 
a beer, and relaxing in an ordinary 
way. WE LOOK JUST LIKE YOU. 
You would haveseen students, staff, 
faculty, and friends sitting around 
and enjoying eachothers’ company. 
When will you realize that as gay 
men and lesbians, we are not 
marked with a stamp (or if we are, 
itisa chosen, proud symbol ofiden- 
tity), aren’t physically distorted 
because of serious moral deficiency, 
and above all aren’t bad or wrong 
because of who and what we are. 

When will you question the val- 
ues and morals shot at you, point 
blank, from birth, rather than 
spouting up these well-worn plati- 
tudes whenever a threatening topic 
crops up? “Homosexuality? It’s 
wrong. It’sunnatural” Hey-houses 
are unnatural - since when is love? 

We do not hate ourselves - when 
we gather, it’s not to open our 
stained souls to other deviates, but 
to relax and socialize in an environ- 
ment which by it’s nature is toler- 
ant, with other people who have 
recognized and accepted a very 
important aspect of themselves. I 
think you could benefit from such 
an atmosphere. 

It’s time you realized that the 
idea of moral corruption belongs 
with the Victorians, and that it is 
impossible and dangerous to at- 
tempt to enforce your ideal of 
lifestyle and behavior. Your morals 
and ideals are not mine. 

Do you honestly believe that ho- 
mosexuality is something that ex- 


about.’ 


ists outside your world, that gays 
and lesbians only come out at night 
to spread AIDS and molest chil- 
dren? These lies of yours are harm- 
ful, ignorant and dangerous. The 
truth is right in front of you - the 
woman who checked out your li- 
brary books, the man who made 
your sandwich in HUB, your doc- 
tor, your best friend, your lover. 
Any lesbian or gay man has stories 
about the telling of homophobic 
jokes, having proper girl - or boy - 
friends only because “you're sup- 
posed to”, even of queer bashing, 
prior to coming out. But contrary to 
your beliefs, the self loathing ends 
with the self-delusion, and we are 
much happier for it. 

We acknowledge our-homo- 
sexuality. But we also have jobs, 
careers, families and friends, we 
sleep, eat, do our laundry, subscribe 
to the Journal, hate the GST. Being 
gay is important to us, but it is not 
all - don’t define us by what we do 
in bed: that is simply none of your 
business. 

I do not for a second believe all 
heterosexuals are as homophobic 
and fear - dominated as you are. 
How could I? I coexist in the same 
world as you do, and every day I 
deal with many different types of 
people; gay, straight, black, white, 
beautiful, ugly, boring, vivacious. 
Many heterosexuals are comfort- 
able around us, and associate freely 
within the gay and lesbian com- 
munity. They aren’t afraid of being 
hit - on, of contracting a social dis- 
ease, or of being “converted”. They 
know thatsexualorientation is only 
part of what makes up a person, 
and is not a sure-fire ticket to hell. 
Also, they areself-aware, intelligent 
and secure enough to realize that 
the moral majority is neither. 

So the next time you have the 
urge to come and get a look at us, 
know that you will be welcome. 
And bring your ignorance - you 
won't have that for long - but leave 
your fear behind. We have. 

by Dave Boechler 


The Pink Triangle Supplement e Tuesday March 12, 1991 « Page 3 


Homophobia, Heterosexism, and Other Delights 


Gaysaren’ treally discriminated against, are 
they? 

Aren’t they? 

People don’t really hate gays and lesbians, 
do they? 

Don’t they? 

Homophobia is the fear of homosexuality 
and the hatred of homosexuals, which often 
manifests itself as violence. 

Heterosexism is the more subtle assump- 
tion that to be heterosexual is in some way 
better than to be homosexual, that hetero- 
sexuals are entitled to more. More money, 
more respect, more security..... MORE! 

But, there isn’t a lot of that anymore, is 
there? 

Isn’t there? 

When my boss assumes that since I don’t 
havea husband and children, Ihaveno family 
obligations, that is heterosexism. When my 
partner can’t use the University’s athletic 
services, and we can’t live in married student 
housing, that is heterosexism. When my 
mother wants me to spend Christmas vaca- 
tion with her, but would not even think of 
asking my sister to leave her husband and 
children, that is heterosexism. 


But, whenaco-worker doesn’t speak to me 
for six months after finding out I’ma lesbian, 
that is homophobia. When unknown people 
crash a GALOC social, yelling obscenities, 
that is homophobia. And when a gay man 
writes a column in the Gateway, and gets 
thinly veiled death threats, that is definitely 
homophobia. Righthere, at the good old U of 
A, homophobia and heterosexism most 
definitely exist. 

So, where does all this hatred come from? 

The roots of homophobia are the same as 
the roots of sexism. You'll seldom see a 
misogynist who is not homophobic. A man 
who hates blacks most likely hates gays, too. 

Heterosexismequals sexism, equals racism, 
equals unacceptable behavior. But why is it 
still so acceptable to hate gays and lesbians? 
Why is sexual orientation always the last 
clause to be included in human rights legis- 
lation? 

A close look at racism in South Africa 
reveals an intense hatred which stems from 
the fear that a white man may havea drop of 
black blood flowing through his veins. Maybe 
great great uncle William's father committed 
an indiscretion with a woman who’s grand- 


mother was black. There is always a chance 
that a white couple will produce a child that 
is a darker shade of brown than is accepted 
thus revealing ancestry that is not lily-white. 
The result? Brutality towards blacks that is 
considered completely unacceptably to us. 
Brutality towards lesbians and gay men, 
however, is an entirely different story. Inour 
society, the fear is not of racial impurity, but 
of homosexuality. Homophobia is not so 
much the fear of homosexuals, but of ho- 
mosexuality itself, in strangers, in friends 
and family, but most of all, within ourselves. 
The most homophobic people are those who 
areinsecurein their ownsexuality, who might 
have had a homosexual experience as a teen- 
ager (as many do), or who may have felt 
particular closeness to a same sex friend. 
Men, in particular, are taught that it is un- 
acceptable to display emotion towards each 
other. The repression of affection leads to a 
society of individuals who are unable to ex- 
press feelings without anxiety. When faced 
with a person who openly displays affection 
for others of the same sex, these individuals 
respond with brutality and violence, appar- 
ently proving to themselves, and others, that 


they themselves do not have these same feel- 
ings. 

So, how can we get past all this hatred and 
ignorance? 

I challenge every individual who reads 
this to examine his/her own feelings. If you 
are uncomfortable around lesbians and gay 
men, ask yourself why. If you tell gay jokes 
or make homophobic comments, have you 
considered that you are hurting your friends? 
Because you do have gay friends, whether 
you know it or not. If you have ten friends, 
one of them is likely to be gay. If you have 
twenty friends, two of them are gay. 

And what about your family? There is a 
one in four chance that a member of your 
immediate family (mother, father, brother, 
sister, son, daughter, or spouse) is gay. Do 
you hate homosexuality so much, that you 
would be willing to hurt any of them? 

So, the next time you hear a gay joke or 
homophobic comment and do nothing to 
respond, stop and think - Which of your 
friends are you hurting? Maybe the next 
time you'll do something about it. 


by Nola Etkin 


Homosexuality as an Evolutionary Adaptation 


There have been numerous theories con- 
cerning the origins of homosexuality. From 
Freud’s idea of a domineering mother and 
ineffective father to molestation and its sub- 
sequent imprinting, many hypotheses in- 
volve conditioning or behavioral elements, 
in which case intensive therapy would pre- 
sumably have successful results in “curing” 
gay men and women. However, most gay 
people feel their attraction to members of 
their own sex is innate, and not the result of 
traumatic childhood experience. In fact, at 
the recent “Flaunting It” symposium on gay 
and lesbian equality, in group discussion, 
although some participants felt nurture did 
play a role, it was interesting to note that not 
one member (of approximately 25) felt that 
biology was not at least partly responsible 
for homosexuality. 

All things in nature occur for a reason, 
ultimately for the survival of species and the 
continuation of a natural balance. Although 
it may not be immediately apparent, homo- 
sexuality is a natural, evolutionary adapta- 
tion for survival. As humans altered their 
living pattern from a hunter-gatherer 
economy into a sedentary, agrarian one, sta- 
bility and survival of the now larger and 


Why Am | Out 


Iam not a very political person. While I 
recognize the importance of political process, 
often feel guilty for not being more actively 
involved in it and sometimes admire people 
who are, I myself think best on personal, 
individual, rather than collective terms. So 
why am I writing about a gay issue in a 
campus-wide publication, arguably taking 
the stance of an activist? For a number of 
personal reasons. 

First and foremost, to be out is a matter of 
personal dignity and integrity. Being gay is 
nota big deal. It is just one of many facets in 
someone’s personality. Telling people about 
it really should not be all that important, 
except that there is still too large a portion of 
our society that would like to pretend that 
gay people do not exist, they should at least 
be ashamed of it and keep quiet. It is vital 
that it be spoken out that gay people intend 
to be themselves. 


diversified population was made more pre- 
carious, dependent on a successful growing 
season and productionand storage of enough 
food to sustain the populace until the next 
harvest. In today’s peasant economies 
throughout the world, those extended fam- 
ily household units with the highest ratio of 
productive, working members to unproduc- 
tive dependents (including children, the eld- 
erly, and disabled) are the most successful 
and quite often obtain status or political in- 
fluence. This ratio is increased when the 
household contains adult, productive mem- 
bers' without offspring of their own, and 


likely to survive and pass on their genetic 
composition. However, as of yet there is no 
evidence of sucha gene, it seems likely that it 
isarandom ten percentselection, or perhaps, 
since homosexuals exist in every society and 
within every class, that those lineages with- 
out the appropriate gene have over the mil- 
lennia been “weeded out”. 

Regardless of actual origin of homosexual- 
ity, gay men and women comprise a sizable 
segment of the worlds population. If, how- 
ever, itis nature’s 10% buffer zone to ensure 
the survival of the species, society owes a 


huge dept to the gay people of the past and 
should accordingly accept and respect those 
of the present. 

To those of you who are part of the one in 
ten, you need not be ashamed. You are not 
sick, deviant or twisted, you are part of 
nature’s grand scheme. For those of you who 
are in the majority, everyone of you has a 
friend of family member who is gay, and to 
deny them your love and acceptance is to 
ultimately deprive yourself. 

- by Mark Bilko 


these families are more likely to survive 
crop failures, drought, etc. Indeed, the 
survival of the entire society through an 
extended period of poor harvests could 
have depended greatly on those produc- 
tive, childless members contributing to 
the household. Nature facilitated this 
role, on which human populations came 
to depend, by creating a reversal of some 
sort in individuals to prevent reproduc- 
tion. Having homosexuals within the 
family unit would prove advantageous, 
and if being gay is genetic, then those 
lineages with a “gay” gene are more 


Secondly, coming to terms with being 
gay, both within oneself and with one’s 
surrounding environment, is often a dif- 
ficult and scary process. It was for me. 
After they have come out, gay people 
sometimes forget the fear, the isolation, 
and the depression that for many of us 
accompanied the process. I believe it is 
tremendously important for people who 
are still struggling with those fears that 
they be able to see more or less normal 
people who happen to be gay, are visible, 
and are leading more orless normal lives. 

Finally, I know that to come out is to 
make oneself vulnerable. My conscience, 
both as a person of faith and as an artist, 
tells me that vulnerability, in the end, is 
the only safe choice. 


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This space was supposed to be filled with 
an ad. The day we were going to press, I was 
told that thisad had been pulled from The Pink 
Triangle Supplement by The Gateway. It was the 
second ad to be pulled in two days. 

One of these ads was pulled because the 
advertizer owed money to The Gateway for 
past ads. That was beyond our control. 

The other ad was censored. 

Executive Express Video, a business spe- 
cializing in XXX gay men’s videos tried to 
advertize in The Gateway several months ago. 
Thead wasaccepted, money changed hands. 


Then, The Gateway editors decided not to. 


publish the ad, because they judged it to be 
“exploitative.” 

A few weeks ago, I approached several 
Gateway editors to find out if that decision 
reflected Gateway policy, or was simply an 
editorial decision. I was told that there is no 
set policy, and that it would be alright if The 
Pink Triangle Supplement published the ad. 

Once again, the ad was accepted, money 
changed hands. Then I was told that I could 
not publish the ad. The Gateway wanted to be 
consistent, and did not want to encourage 
ads from similar businesses. 

So why was I told that I could print the ad? 
Why did Executive Express Video, not once, 
but twice, have ads refused after they were 
initially accepted? 

The Gateway has a policy of refusing ads 
which are racist, sexist, or exploitative. But, 
how do they define exploitative? If they are 
going to refuse ads on this basis, it should be 
awritten policy. The Gateway certainly has the 
right to decide what kind of ads they want to 


- foundland, The Muse, published a Lesbian 


print, but there should be a firm, written 
policy so that this type of situation doesn’t 
arise. 

If I sound upset, it's because I am. Cen- 
sorship is a touchy subject with me right 
now. 

On February 15th, 1991, the student 
newspaper of Memorial University of New- 


and Gay Supplement. This supplement in- 
cluded anarticleentitled “A gay men’s guide 
to erotic safer sex.” The article was a frank 
and explicit discussion of safer sex prac- 
tices. 

The next day, the University’s president 
was quoted in the St. John’s paper as saying 
that the supplement could raise tuition fees 
by hurting alumni donations. 

Since then, The Muse has come under at- 
tack for publishing “pornography”,and may 
face criminal charges. 

All this over an article which was meant 
to be educational! 

Several other University papers have re- 
printed the original article in support of The 
Muse. The Gateway decided not to follow 
suite, in light of the decidedly redneck atti- 
tude on Campus. I only hope that this same 
attitude will not lead to widespread censor- 
ship at our University. 

I have found this year's editorial staff at 
The Gateway to be exceedingly open-minded 
and fair on issues of concern to lesbians and 
gay men. I hope we are as lucky in future 


years. ae | 
by Nola Etkin} 


Page 4 e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e The Pink Triangle Supplement 


Coming Out... 


... Of The Closet 


The hardest thing for any gay man or 
lesbian to do is to “come out”. Everyone 
deals with this issue in their own way and the 
fears that are associated with it. This is my 
story about what I went through and how I 
dealt with “coming out” and the ramifica- 
tions I was expecting. 

I considered myself bisexual while grow- 
ing up and it was not until I was in my mid 
twenties that I came to terms with my ori- 
entation. During this time I spent sleepless 
nights thinking about “what will the family 
think” or “will my friends abandon me”. 
These quiet times alone were also spent try- 
ing to define my sexuality and understand 
how come I was attracted physically and 
affectionally to my own gender. Finally I 
realized that heterosexuals do not have to 
justify their orientation, so, why should I 
have to rationalize my sexual preference. 

When I finally came to terms with my 
sexual orientation it was an emotional release. 
A lot of weight was lifted off my shoulders 
and I was not denying myself true happiness. 
After accepting my own sexuality, I felt it 
was time to tell my family and stop leading 
a secret sexual life. I was expecting the worst 
because until the time I “came out”. I could 
only focus on the negative consequences that 
come with being gay. All those sleepless 
nights and internal fears never came true. I 
felt I “came out” in a blaze of glory because 
within two weeks everyone who I thought 
should know, did. My immediate family, 
extended family and close friends did not 


pass judgement and accepted me. They were 
confused like I once was and had their own 
questions. I did realize that I had to be 
comfortable with my sexual orientation be- 
fore I could expect my family and friends to 
be comfortable with it also. 

I have not had any negative feedback and 
some people are more accepting than others. 
I can deal with this because I know where 
they are coming from. It took me until I was 
in my mid twenties to deal with my sexuality 
so I know it will take time. I know there are 
some people who may suspect that Iam gay, 
but it is my choice who knows and who I tell. 
Ihave madea promise to myself that ifasked 


about my sexuality I would not deny it. Ifthe 
person asking the question had a problem 
with my orientation it was their problem, not 
mine because I had already dealt with the 
issue. 

Most people do not understand that people 
do not choose their orientation, but I chose to 
accept it knowing that all my basic human 
rights would bedenied. My beliefs, thoughts, 
and attitudes have not changed. I still want 
a family and wish to continue to grow and 
develop as a man. 

For those who are still struggling with 
their sexual orientation and “coming out”, I 
hope you get the same support from your 


family and friends as I got. It made all those 
sleepless nights meaningless, butI guess those 
are the fears that come with being born gay or 
lesbian. A yearagoI was content with my life 
and today Iam happy. I have finally broken 
out of the holding pattern I felt I was in for 
more than a decade. 

We, as gay men and lesbians have each 
other to console and I believe it’s imperative 
that we, as individuals, also console our 
family and friends when we “come out” 
because remember, they are also considered 
a minority like ourselves after hearing our 


story. 
by Billie Padavell 


An Open Letter 


My Son, My Son 

I was angry and confused. Angry at my- 
self because I refused to admit to myself that 
that you were/are homosexual. Confused 
becauseIdidn’tunderstand howit happened. 
I cried a lot. Not so much for you as for 
myself. When you “came out” I wasn’t really 
surprised, you see I think I’d known in my 
heart of hearts for many years. I was con- 
fused because I didn’t know what I’d “done 
wrong”, or what I might have done differ- 
ently. What I could have done to have you 
become the male extension of myself. But 
then, I probably wouldn’t have been satis- 


About Face 


I was living ina small northern city, in my 
teens, when I tried suicide. I felt so lonely 
and isolated living with feelings deep inside 
of me that I had grown up hearing nothing 
but scorn and ridicule about, from both my 
peers and adults. 

Living in a small, isolated community is 
very difficult when you have no one to turn 
to for help. Thad no one to talk to and so my 
emotions kept building inside of me until I 
could no longer cope with them and I turned 
to suicide as a way out. 

When heterosexual teens have trouble 
growing up, they have many people to turn 
to for help: teachers, councillors, parents, the 
family doctor, etc. Where does the confused 
young homosexual turn to for help? Unfor- 
tunately, all too often, they end up on the 
sameroad asIdid. Somearen’tlucky enough 
to survive. 

Even growing up gay ina large city, such 
as Edmonton, is hard. But at least there are 
known organizations that, (if one is brave 
enough to make the first move), one can find 
someone to talk to about their own feelings 
and not feel completely alone. There are 
even phone lines if one wishes to be anony- 
mous. 

I was fortunate. My mother happened to 
come home from work on her lunch hour 
that day and found me while there was still 
time. My family rushed to be with me and to 
try and find out WHY? They searched 
through my belongings to see if they could 
find any clues as to the why. And they did. 
They found a couple of books I had and some 
letters (sort of a journal) where I had written 
down my feelings and confusion. 

In the meantime, I had been sent to an 
Edmonton psychiatric ward. When they 
found out that I had lesbian feelings, they 
sent me back home feeling worse than I did 
when I attempted my suicide. A nurse friend 
took me back to the local hospital (because I 
couldn’t trust myself) and I gota new doctor. 
This doctor didn’t make me feel alienated. In 
fact, she found someone who could help me 
deal with the feelings that I had. 

With the help of a couple of caring indi- 
viduals, I began to fight back. I realized that 
what I was feeling was not wrong or bad, as 
I had been led to believe. (One shrink had 


fied with my creation anyway. I encouraged 
you to think for yourself, be your own person, 
set goals, make dreams come true, and above 
all be happy and comfortable with yourself. 
How often did I say to you “...above all else, 
to your own self be true...” 

I don’t cry anymore. You are the man I 
raised you to be. You my son, are your own 
person. You haveset, and areachieving your 
goals. You are making your dreams come 
true. And, you are being true to yourself. 

Thank you, my son, for having enough 
faith in me to share your hopes, dreams and 
fears with me. My heartaches for you know- 


No matter how far in or out of the closet you are - 


Ad Slogan 
National March on Washington, 1988 


ing how difficult your life as a homosexual is 
and shall be, but know you have thestrength 
to stand up to any and all prejudices that will 
arise. 

I still don’t understand, but it isn’t impor- 
tant anymore. What is important is your 
happiness. 

I’m very proud of you My Son, you have 
EARNED the right to stand proud and tall. 
Please, don’t ever change. 


With Love and Pride, your mumsy. 
Arvell Padavell 


you have a next step. 


basically told me the old adage; all I 
really needed was a good man. I had 
already tried that route. It is not true.) 
My sexual orientation is something that 
I can not control no matter how hard I 
try. Sure, Icould fool myself, (and every- 
one else), into believing I was hetero- 
sexual but I would just be setting myself 
up for another fall. I (and my family) 
didn’t need or want that. Iam a lesbian 
and I guess I’ve known that since I was a 
young child. I always felt different from 
the other children I grew up with. It just 
took time to discover how. 

I finally got myself together and de- 
cided that had tomove. Ineededa fresh 
start somewhere. I chose to move to 
Edmonton. I knew ofa couple of organi- 
zations in the city where I could turn for 
the guidance that I needed. I had to be 
somewhere where I wouldn’t be alone 
with my feelings. 

Two years later, [meta womanand we 
fell head over heels in love. We have 
been living together now for over three 
and a half years. It feels like we are more 
in love with each passing day. I never 
knew that love could be so wonderful. 
We have been planning our future to- 
gether, as a couple. Ihave never been so 
happy. Inever dreamt that I could be so 
happy. Weare even thinking about hav- 
ing a child together. Any child would be 
very fortunate to grow up with the love 
and caring that we have toshare. We will 
love and support this child with all our 
hearts, whether he/she grows up gay or 
straight. 

Everyone deserves to be loved no mat- 
ter who they are. Be they homosexual or 
heterosexual; white orblack;richor poor; 
homeless or not. Whatever the differ- 
ences, all people are created equal and all 
should be treated as such. 

Anonymous 


I like to keep my secrets to myself, and I 
guess they will die with me. 
Rock Hudson 
American actor, 1925-1985 _ 


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Families Matter Too 


When our children were young, friends of 
ours adopted a child belonging to a racial 
minority. We admired our friends greatly 
because we thought it took great courage to 
adopt a child who might eventually sub- 
jected to discrimination. We could not imag- 
ine coping with watching a child we loved 
suffering the pain of discrimination. Now, 
over 15 years later, we are discovering how 
we cope with what we once could not imag- 
ine. 

About the time our daughter was graduat- 
ing from highschool, the world started to fall 
apart for her and for us. She seemed to have 
the world at her feet - good grades, great 
experiences, and great prospects. We 
watched with confusion as she slipped away 
from us - becoming distant and unhappy. 
Although we knew she had problems, she 
refused to discuss them with us. Why was 
this child of ours so lonely and miserable? 


It was four years before we re- 
ceived answers to our questions. 
During that time we watched with 
relief and pride as this precious 
daughter completed university and 


slowly. There were books to be read about 
homosexuality and myths to be destroyed. 
There were family conferences about who 
should know. Our daughter wanted to de- 
cide who she would tell about this aspect of 
herself. She gradually told members of the 
extended family and discovered that all ac- 
cepted her for who she was. Her sexual 
orientation was only asmall part of the whole 
and did not alter the fact that she is a fine 
young women. We then started to meet 
some of our daughter's friends. They are all 
fine young people and we enjoy their com- 
pany just as we enjoy the company of our 
son’s friends. 

Wehavelearned that our children’s friends 
all live very similar lives - they work or 
study, watch TV, go to movies, etc. They 
have similar values. They are all starting to 
live as independent adults. The one differ- 
ence is that many of the gay young people 


fear discrimination by society and rejection 
by their families. We have learned that nei- 
ther of these are idle fears. We have always 
been aware of the discrimination. We have 
become aware that there are many young 
people who have been rejected by those they 
love. They long for the acceptance and feel 
incomplete. 

Our journey out of the closet continues. 
We have discovered that we are able to cope 
with the reality of having a child who faces 
discrimination. The most recent step we 
have taken is the formation of a branch of an 
organization called Parents and Friends of 
Lesbians and Gays. PFLAG provides a sup- 
port system for parents, families and friends 
of lesbians and gays in their effort to under- 
stand, accept and support their loved ones. 
Through PFLAG we have learned that 10% 
of the population is homosexual. One family 
in four has a gay/lesbian member - son, 


daughter, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, par- 
ent. Involvement with PFLAG gives us the 
opportunity to reach out to those who are 
just starting the journey of understanding 
and to benefit from the experiences of those 
who have travelled the road before us. 
Anonymous 


For more information write PFLAG, c/o 
PO Box 1852, Edmonton, T5J 2P2 


We will not contribute by bigotry or by silence 
to the ongoing persecution of our Gay daughters 
and sons. 

Parents of Gay Men and 
Lesbian Women 
1977 


Dykes To Watch Out For 


by Alison Bechdel 


started a career. Her confidence and 


self-esteem returned. We still did 
not have answers to our questions. 
At times we still felt distanced from 
her. We felt there wassomething she 
wanted to tell us. Finally, one after- 
noon she announced. “Mom, Dad - 
I'm gay. I’ma lesbian.” 

The announcement of our 
daughter’s sexual orientation did 
answer our questions. Her time of 
self-destruction coincided with her 
realization that she was different 
from the majority of her peers. No 
teenager wants to be different! She 
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derogatory remarks about homo- 
sexuals and was not aware of know- 
ing any. She felt alone in the world. 
The healing process began as she 
accepted herself and met others in 
her minority group, her self-esteem 
and confidence returned. 

Our daughter’s announcement 
also produced many conflicting 
emotions inus. RELIEF - “It was just 
homosexuality. It was not some- 
thing that would destroy her.” AN- 
GER/GUILT- “She had doubted our 
love and feared our rejection to the 
point that she had almost destroyed 
herself. If she had told us earlier, we 
could have reassured her of our love 
and spared everyone anguish. In- 
stead, she told many others, includ- 
ing her brother, before coming to her 
parents.” GRIEF/MOURNING - 
“Our image of her as a future wife 
and mother of our grandchildren had 
to be surrendered.” FEAR - “Our 
child is a member of a stigmatized 
minority and will probably suffer 
the pain of discrimination.” 

Our initial reaction to the an- 
nouncement was to leap into the 
closet from which our daughter was 
emerging. We had no one to talk to. 
Maybe if we stayed in the closet, we 
would not have to cope with our 
fears! While in this closet, we exam- 
ined what we wanted for our chil- 
dren. We realized that nothing had 
changed. We want our children to 
be happy, useful members of soci- 
ety. We want them to have stable 
loving relationships with their life 
partners. Their well being, both 
physical and emotional, are of prime 
importance to us. Their ability to 
achieve their full potential in life is 
best aided by our love, acceptance 
and support of who they are. If we 
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Page 6 e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e The Pink Triangle Supplement 


An Interview with Delwin Vriend 


On Monday, January 28th, 
Delwin Vriend was fired from his 
job at King’s College. For three 
years, Delwininstructed Chemistry 
labs at King’s College, until the 
College learned of his homosexual- 
ity, and eventually fired him. 

On March 4th, Delwin was in- 
terviewed by the Pink Triangle 
Supplement (PTS). 


PTS: When did the King’s College 
Administration find out you were 
gay? 

DELWIN: Last February. 

PTS: What was their response at 
that time? 

DELWIN: The president called me 
into his office to find out if it was 
true. He said he wasn’t planning to 
fire me at that meeting, but that the 
College might have some concerns. 
PTS: Did anything else happen be- 
tween then and this January? 
DELWIN: In late October or early 
November, a student senta letter to 
church congregations in Western 
Canada, which included several 
pages about me being gay, and in 
late November, a story appeared in 
The Journal about my situation. At 
that time the College’s President 
told me that the College had to de- 
cide its position on homosexuality 
in the near future. 

PTS: Do you think your sexual ori- 
entation has any bearing on your 
ability to do your job? 

DELWIN: Not at all, it never had 
any bearing on my job - my sexual 
orientation was not a factor at all. 
PTS: How did your colleagues and 
students react to your being gay? 
DELWIN: In general, there were 
good reactions. The students had 
questions, but were quite accept- 
ing. My colleagues’ reactions were 
mostly good, they also had some 
questions. 

PTS: Do you consider yourself to be 
Christian? 

DELWIN: Yes, definitely. 

PTS: How do you reconcile your 
faith with the Church’s treatment 
of gays and lesbians? 


DELWIN: I am nota believer in the 
Church, I’m a believer in Jesus 
Christ. Ihave some problems with 
the Church. The Church is dead 
wrong on this issue. 

PTS: Why do you think that King’s 
College fired you? 
DELWIN: They fired me because 
I’m gay. It was a politically and 
economically motivated decision. 
There was a fear that the College 
would undergo hard times if they 
didn’t fire me. 

PTS: Are you planning to fight 
King’s College in court? 

DELWIN: At this point, I’m wait- 
ing for the result of the King’s Col- 
lege appeal process. I also have to 
consider my supporters in the 
Christian Reformed Church, and 
the level of stress that I’m under. 
PTS: Do you think it would have 
helped you if the Individual Rights 
Protection Act (IRPA) included 
protection from discrimination 
based. on sexual orientation? 
DELWIN: Definitely. Amending 
the IRPA would provide protection 
for me, and other gay men and les- 
bians, and the institutions they work 
for. King’s College couldn’t have 
fired me if sexual orientation was 
included in the IRPA. 

PTS: Some people feel that forcing 
King’s College to retain gay em- 
ployees violates the College’s free- 
dom of religion. What is your re- 
sponse? 

DELWIN: Even though the Church 
has historically notaccepted women 
as full people, King’s College can’t 
decide not to hire women. The 
issue has nothing to do with free- 
dom of religion. 

PTS: What do you know about 
King’s College’s affiliation with the 
Uof A? 

DELWIN: The College has worked 
closely with the U of A. They use 
the same lab manuals, there is com- 
munication between them and a 
transfer policy is in effect. 

PTS: What can GALOC and other 
members of the campus commu- 
nity do to help you? 


DELWIN: It’s very im- 
portant that peoplespeak 
out to MLA’s and other 
government officials to 
tell them that we need 
legislation. People 
should make sure that 
their voices are heard. 
PTS: Have you found the 
support you need in the 
gay and lesbian commu- 
nity? 

DELWIN: There has been 
tremendous support, 
from people outside the 
community as well. 
PTS: Whatare yourplans 
for the future? 
DELWIN: I hope to find 
a similar job. I really en- 
joyed my work. Imay go 
back to school for a 
Masters and PhD. 


A defence fund has 
been set up to help sup- 
port any legal challenge 
undertaken by Delwin. 
The fund has three trust- 
ees, and is administered 
by Delwin’s lawyer. Do- 
nations can be sent to: 

The Delwin Vriend 

Defence Fund 

Philp & Leginsky 

2727 TD Tower, 

Edmonton Center 

T5J 2Z1 


As part of Gay and 
Lesbian Awareness 
Week, Delwin will be 
speaking at a Human 
Rights Forum entitled 
Could it happen here? The 
U of A and the Delwin 


Pam Barrett, MLA 
Edmonton Highlands 


Pam Barrett 
10815 - 95 St. 
Tel. 474-0401 


The New Democrat Official Opposition 
extends best wishes for 
a succesful and enlightening 
Gay and Lesbian Awareness Week! 


If we may be of assistance at any time, 
please don't hesitate to contact us. 


New Democrat Official Opposition 
303 Legislature Annex 
Edmonton, Alberta 
T5K 1E4 
Telephone: 427-2236 


Constituency Offices: 


Marie Lang, MLA 
Edmonton Avonmore 


Marie Laing 
8826B - 51 Ave. 
Tel. 465-6652 


William Roberts, MLA 
Edmonton Centre 
Edmonton Caucus Chair 


William Roberts 
10042 -116 St. 
Tel. 488-0930 


Vriend Case, on Wednes- 

day March 13 at 12:00 in Tory 
Breezeway 2. GALOC is also hold- 
ing a fund raiser on March 15th at 
5pm in the Arts Lounge, Old Arts 
Building. Proceeds will go to the 
Delwin Vriend Defence Fund. 


by Nola Etkin 


As | Understand lt... 


I dream of the day (and I have 
experienced this already) when 
people will respond to the news 
that you are gay with a look of 
interest and a comment such as 
“I’m sure you've had some inter- 
esting experiences that I'll never 
have. Tell me what life’s been like 
for you.” But as it is some people 
still feel compelled to judge and 
give advice when none is sought. I 
minister to many people who have 
been abused by such judgements 
‘or oppressed by exclusions. But let 
me not judge them and let me tell 
you my story. 

Ihave had erotic and affectional 
attractions to others of my gender 
since I was a child, long before | 
learned of an excluding label for 
persons who were made like me or 
any Biblical interpretation declar- 
ing that I was anything other than 
a whole person in God’s mind. 
Fortunately, my church never told 
me that a loving relationship be- 
tween two people of the same 
gender was unChristian so I lived 
my childhood and adolescence 
within a supportive faith commu- 
nity. I knew from childhood that I 
‘ad different feelings than most of 

"peers but I learned to hide those 

lings believing that was how I 


uld continue to be loved. [have 
2 learned that I can only love 
cs when I love myself as a fertility c 


» (and holy) person. 


happens to be homosexually ori- 
ented. I never chose to be 
homosexually orientated so I un- 
derstand it as a gift from God to 
accept, value, and learn from. So 
where does that leave me with re- 
gard to Biblical interpretations that 
seem to condemn who I am? 

I have no quarrel with what the 
Bible says about the same-sex be- 
havior it describes but I have a dif- 
ferent interpretation than is being 
taught by the board of The King’s 
College. The passages which are 
relied upon to condemn homo- 
sexual behavior donotrefer to loving 
relationships between two people of 
the same gender; they are also not 
directed only to the small percent- 
age of the population that we now 
know to be naturally oriented to- 
ward their own gender. So whatdo 
they indicate to me? 

Where’s the sin? 

When reading about sinful be- 
havior, [look for what causes harm, 
what barricades my chances of ex- 
periencing God’s realm of love in 
this life and I find it in behavior that 
fails to respect another person 
(sexual abuse, prostitution) or that 
destroys trust between persons 
(lying, stealing). In Biblical passages 
relating to same-sex behaviors | find 
abuse (Genesis 19 - like Judges 19), 


idolatry (Leviticus 18 & 20 - Baal’s 
t prostitution), and self-_ 
(Romans 1 and 


1Corinthians 6). I believe that these 
passages are directed at us all. For 
example, for me to act against my 
nature and marry a woman would 
be deception (lying) and abuse (I 
cannotlove her with the same erotic 
passion and cherishing that I feel 


_ for my male partner). 


Questioning the scriptures is 
more than an academic exercise for 
me-my experience of God’s heaven 
on Earth depends on that process of 
questioning andon theanswers that 
come from searching, praying, ex- 
perience, and reason, Our aware- 
ness of the natural orientation of 
homosexuality for an unknown 
portion of the population comes 
from scholarship into human be- 
havior and needs to be weighed 
against past ignorance in these 
matters. I have experienced 
homosexually-orientated persons 
who are like Christ to others (some 
have been my ministers) and I see 
that God blesses them as fully as 
others. My research revealed many 
theological scholars and Biblical 
researchers who have come to new 
understandings of these Biblical 
passages that seem to condemn 
homosexual expression. Authors 
such as James B. Nelson, John 
Boswell, Fr: John J McNeill, John 
Fortunato, Robin Scroggs, and 
Bishop ] S$ Spong, present insights 
from the contemporary literature 
of the biblical era and analytical 


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approaches that reveal new inter- 
pretations of these passages. 

Dangerous Myth 

My church (Metropolitan Com- 
munity Church) declares that God 
has given us our sexual orientation 
and that is our responsibility to live 
our lives with compassion, to fight 
injustice and oppression and to cel- 
ebrate the miracle of our place in 
God’s creation. The dangerous 
myth behind most oppressive be- 
havior against homosexually-ori- 
ented personsis thatit is something 
that a person can chose to be or not 
to be (when in fact the only choice I 
have is whether to let others dis- 
cover that my feelings are different 
or to hide them). This myth keeps 
the uninformed believing that 
people like me will influence others 
toabandon their natural orientation 
and adopt another. We cannot do 
that because yoursexual orientation 
is nota matter of choice; we have all 
been influenced by people we val- 
ued highly but none of them have 
changed our affectional attractions 
or bonding. 

I now live my life loving my 


neighbor as I love myself and be- 
lieving that the fact that you love is 
more important than who you love. 
I wish all of us lived that way. 


The Reverend Charles M. Bidwell, PhD 
Pastor of The Metropolitan 
Community Church of Edmonton 


This love is misunderstood and 
dispised, persecuted, and misinter- 
preted as nothing else in the 
world!...They murder our love - and it 
lives. They strangle our cry - and the 
future resounds with it! They have 
murdered my books. But my books will 
live....Another judgement will be spo- 
ken by a brighter and better future. 
When, no one knows. But it is the only 
one I accept. 

John Henry Kackay 
Scottish poet/writer, 
1864-1933 


If Michelangelo were a heterosexual, 
the Sistine Chapel would have been 
painted basic white and with a roller. 

Rita Mae Brown 
American writer, 1988 


The Pink Triangle Supplement e Tuesday March 12, 1991 « Page 7 


A Centre of Edmonton's Gay and Lesbian Community? 


The Centre is one of Edmonton’s 
best kept secrets. For over a decade, 
The Centre and its predecessor or- 
ganizations have been serving 
Edmonton’s gay and lesbian com- 
munity. 

The Centre is a sanctuary in an 
often-hostile world, providing a safe 
and comfortable drop-in space, as 
well as more direct services. The 

- Centre is run by The Gay and Les- 
bian Community Centre of 
Edmonton Soci- 


The Centre provides free tele- 
phone information and referral 
during its open hours. It acts as a 
communication centre for other, 
related, health and service agencies 
and provides a focus for other 
Edmonton groups and agencies 
who find themselves dealing with 
gay issues. The Centre provides 
speakers, information, and partici- 
pants to the Edmonton community 
and media, including itv 


On the social side, GLccE operates 
the Gay and Lesbian Information 
Line, 491-7515, which provides re- 
corded information about activities 
and events of interest to the Lesbian 
and Gay community in Edmonton. 
The line runs 24 hours, and is free of 
charge. GLccE also runs some of its 
own events, including four dances 
per year. 

The Centre is just that, the Centre 
of Edmonton’s lesbian and gay 
community. It 


ety (GLCCE), a 
non-profit, vol- 
unteer organi- 
zation created, 
run, and pri- 
vately funded 
by Edmonton’s 
gay and lesbian 
community. 
Open every 
weeknight from 
7:00 to 10:00 


1991 Annual General Meeting 


Wednesday, March 27, 1991 


at the Centre 


Refreshments: 7:30pm 


Meeting: 8:00pm 


develops a 
strong sense of 
community 
through its so- 
cial services 
(peer counsel- 
ling, peer 
counselling 
course, work- 
shops, support 
groups) and by 
providing a 


p-m., The Cen- 

tre offers a safe, alcohol- and drug- 
free tolerant place where lesbians, 
gay men, their friends, and families, 
of all races, cultures, and religions 
can grow together as a community 
of shared identity within the 
broader Edmonton community. A 
trained volunteer host is always at 
the Centre to welcome you, and 
show you where the library, news- 
letters, and coffee pot are. Members 
are free to use the educational centre 
including library, archives, and 
bulletin board, with books, pam- 
phlets, and newsletters from groups 
and businesses in the city and from 
other cities, provinces, and coun- 
tries. 


Salut 


Television’s Parent To Parent, plus 
cBcand cGjcA radio. Counsellors and 
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbi- 
ansand Gays) members oftenspeak 
to guidance counsellors inlocalhigh 
schools. © 

In addition to the nightly drop- 
in, the Centre offers effective, free, 
confidential peer counselling, over 
the phone andin person. The coun- 
selling service is for people dealing 
with their own or someone else’s 
(e.g. a son, daughter or friend’s) 
sexuality or related issues. 

The Centre regularly runs work- 
shops on: unlearning racism, sex- 
ism, classism and homophobia, 
safer sex, and alliance building. 


Gay and Lesbian 
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safe, comfort- 
able place for people to meet. The 
Centreis very supportive ofall other 
groupsin the community, acting as 
a referral service, a clearing house 
for information, and providing 
other services (p.0. box, meeting 
space, etc.) as required. GLCcE has 
beeninstrumental in founding new 
groups like the aips Network of 
Edmonton, GALA (Gay and Lesbian 
Awareness), PFLAG (Parents and 
Friends of Lesbians and Gays), and 
Illusions. 

For membership information, or 
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What Exactly Is Heterosexuality? 
... and What Causes It? 


Heterosexuality is a condition in 
which people have a driving emo- 
tional and sexual interest in mem- 
bers of the oppositesex. Because of 
the anatomical, physiological,social 
and cultural limitations involved, 
there are formidable obstacles to be 
overcome. However many hetero- 
sexuals look upon thisasa challenge 
and approachit with ingenuity and 
energy. Indeed it can be said that 
most heterosexuals are obsessed 
with the gratification of their curi- 
ous desires. 


HORMONAL IMBALANCE? 

One theory advanced is that 
heterosextials have an imbalancein 
their sex hormones: - instead of the 
normal mixture of the two, they 
have an excess of one or a dearth of 
the other, resulting in an inability to 


enjoy full and satisfying relation-— 


ships with their own sex. 

ECONOMIC CONDITIONING? 

Our society grants financial and 
other incentives for exclusively (i.e. 
neurotic) heterosexual coupling: 
from tax concessions to council 
houses. To be gay is expensive and 
many people simply cannot afford 
it. 

FEAR OF DEATH? 

A terror of morality lies beneath 
much heterosexual coupling. 
Driven to perpetuate themselves at 
any cost, most heterosexuals are 
indifferent to the prospect of the 
world-wide famine that will result 
if the present population explosion 
continues unchecked. 

PARENTAL PROBLEMS? 

In most cases of compulsive het- 
erosexual behavior, the parents will 
be found to have suffered from 
similar difficulties. 


CHILDHOOD TRAUMA? 

A bad experience with a member 
of the same sex while young may 
cause rejection of all members of 
the same sex through fear. The 
desire continues in thesubconscious 
and emerges asa heterosexual neu- 
rosis. 

SOCIAL CONDITIONING? 

Many unthinking heterosexuals 
succumb to the daily bombardment 
of conditioning from the mass me- 
dia and live out their lives trapped 
in oppressive stereotypes. We 
should feel compassion for such 
people, not hostility, for their re- 
jection of all those parts of the self 
that do not conform to the ‘married- 
couple’ ideal, is a measure of their 
loss of contact with.their own 
unique sexuality. 

PATHOLOGICAL’ CONDI- 


TION? 


Many heterosexuals claim that 
they were just ‘born that way’. 
Unfortunately this doesn’t hold 
water. All human beings are the 
result of the interaction between 
their substance and their environ- 
ment and heterosexuals, like the 
rest of us, must share in the re- 
sponsibility for their condition. 

_ CULTURAL DEPRIVATION? 

Most heterosexuals will be found 
to have come froma background in 
whichanappreciation of the beauty 
of their own bodies has been ruth- 
lessly suppressed. Heterosexual 
men in particular think themselves 
‘ugly’, beauty being ascribed only 
to worhen. Many psychic disorders 
stem from this self-rejection. 


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Book Reviews 


The Arena of Masculinity: Sports, Homosexuality and The Meaning of Sex 


Brian Pronger, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990 


“Fags just aren’t into sports.” 
“The sports scene is no place for 
fairies!” Although crudely put, 
these notions reflect the prevailing 
attitude on gay men and athletics. 
With the recent Gay Games in 
Vancouver, however, and the pub- 
lic “coming out” of such sports fig- 
ures as David Kopay (football), Bob 
Paris (bodybuilding) and Dave 
Pallone (baseball umpire), the con- 
nection between homosexuality and 
sports has become topical, if not 
trendy. It is slowly being acknowl- 
edged that gay men havea unique, 
but vital perspective on athletics. 

In an illuminating new book, 
Brian Pronger (Research Fellow at 
University of Toronto in Physical 
Education) analyzes the interwo- 
ven, multi-faceted connection be- 
tween athletics, sexuality and gen- 
der. His ground-breaking study 
provides the reader with an en- 
lightening perspective, particularly 
ona personal level. Weall have our 
subconscious attitudes on these 
subjects. Few of us are non-com- 
mittal about sports - whether we 
are committed jocks or wimps (the 
reviewer fits into the latter category, 
to be sure). Certainly no one is 
impartial whenit comes to issues of 
sexuality and gender. InThe Arena 
of Masculinity, Pronger explores the 
meaning of these topics as they in- 
terrelate, and as they permeate our 
lives. 

The author does not restrict his 
analysis to the gay experience of 
athletics; heapproachesitasa “lived 
metaphor for the more general ex- 
perience of being gay in a straight 
world”. Pronger’s ambitious aim, 
therefore, is not only to elucidate 
the role of gay men in the athletic 
world, but to illustrate the meaning 
ofsexuality asitisimparted through 
the metaphor of sports. 


Central to the author’s approach 
is his conceptualization of gender 
and sexuality. Gender is seen in 
terms of its mythic correlation with 
power (or lack of power). This cul- 
turally-ingrained myth endows the 
relatively minor biological differ- 
ences between males and females 
with major social significance. 
Through conditioning from birth, 
these physical characteristics be- 
comemythicsigns of gender. While 
interpretations of the myth vary 
from individual to individual (as 
wellas fromonecultureto another), 
gender is a sieve through which all 
other perceptions are filtered. In 
our patriarchal culture, genderis “a 
myth that justifies, expresses, and 
supports the power of men over 
women.” Hegemonic gender rela- 
tions are justified by this mythic 
element that presumes an 
ahistorical social order where men 
have always held power over 
women, naturally and universally. 
Modern feminism has challenged 
this view that gender is a funda- 
mental feature of one’s sex, with the 
resultant charge that women’s lib- 
eration is “going against nature”. 

The mainstream studies of sexu- 
ality (Kinsey et. al) have concen- 
trated on sexual acts, not on the 
meaning that people find in those 
acts. It is the latter that the author 
focuses on, with a concomitant 
emphasis on the subconscious 
mind’s intuitive awareness of the 
workings of our culture. Pronger is 
concerned with the interpretation 
that we give myths, rather than the 
“objective” social and historical 
conditions that brought themabout. 

Consequently, homosexuality 
and heterosexuality are shown to 
describe “modes of being” in the 
world, fluid ways of perceiving and 
interpreting oneself and others in 


Grace Lake 


GlenHuser, Edmonton: NeWest Press, 1990 


The tragic implications ofa life in 
the closet are poetically wrought in 
Glen Huser’s firstnovel, Grace Lake. 
The central character, John Hislop, 
isasickly, aging music teacher who 
returns to summer camp, where he 
has been a counsellor for many 
years. Thissummer, his last, Hislop 
reflects on the past, focusing on sig- 
nificant people and periods in his 
life. 

Using the stream of conscious- 
ness technique to weave past and 
present vividly together, Huser 
sensitively portrays his character’s 
life,an unfulfilled existence riddled 
with guilt over his barely ac- 
knowledged homosexuality. 
Memories, dreams and reflections 
entwine the daily camp routine for 
Hislop, and the unravelling pan- 
orama of his relationships and 


suppressed desires are evocative 
and emphathetic. 

John Hislop is both plagued and 
healed by his memories. Time and 
distance are distorted as heremem- 
bers his college friend, anda boy-a 
beautiful adolescent who died at 
the camp years ago. The women in 
his life, all to anxious to help and 
care for him, are never able to really 
reach him - including his mother, 
for whom he stayed at home, aban- 
doning the hope for a more actual- 
ized life. 

Huser’s prose is potent in its 
rhythm. His ear for dialogue, and 
inventive use of imagery artfully 
capture John Hislop’s quest for 
grace and redemption. 

Grace Lake is also of interest to 
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novel from an Edmonton author. 


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gendered culture. In this analysis, 
Pronger is reflecting the paradigm 
shift from the concept of identity to 
sensibility. To be a homosexual 
man, he asserts, is to have a special 
intuitive interpretation of themyths 
of our culture. 

Because homoeroticism both re- 
veres and violates masculinity, it is 
a paradoxical eroticism. The erotic 
desire that men have for other men 
discloses this sensibility, usually 
kept beneath the surface of con- 
scious experience. Homoeroticism 
expresses this interpretation of 
oneself and others in the same gen- 
der myth. This “homosexual 
knowledge” is fluid, in that it af- 
fects our lives differently, to vary- 
ing degrees, and at diverse stages. 
Prongershows that we canrespond 
to these paradoxical intuitions by 
viewing the world in three ways: 
what he calls the “triad of gay sen- 
sibility”. Homosexual men can 1) 
de-emphasize the impact of the intu- 
ition on their lives, and attempt to 
live within the orthodox sphere 
(the “straight” world) as much as 
possible. They can 2) grasp the 
irony of the paradox, and the ironic 
awareness that is exhibited in con- 
versation, ritual and outlook of 
many gay men attests to the pres- 
ence of this intuition. Another per- 
spective involves 3) seeing the 
world in the context of changing the 
authority of the myths from which 
the paradox emerges. The exist- 
ence of a vital gay liberation 
movement bears witness to this el- 
ement of change in the outlook of 
many homosexual men. 

Sports then, is seen as the arena 
where masculinity is ratified and 
substantiated, for the orthodox, 
heterosexual male (whether as a 
spectator or participant). Gender 
too is shown as a weighty element 


Glen Huser grew up in smaii-town 
Alberta, and has studied creative 
writing under Rudy Wiebe, Marg- 
aret Atwood and W.O. Mitchell. 
He currently edits Magpie, a 
magazine of students’ writing and 
art, and conducts writing 


in athletics. While the situation of 
women in sports is gradually im- 
proving, it is still a myth of gender 
that female athletes are unfeminine. 

The orthodox male sees the world 
of athletics as a genre for masculin- 
ity, a sphere to pursue the kosher 
ideals of speed, pain and power as 
an initiation into manhood. For the 
paradoxical, homosexual man, this 
forum is transformed through the 
filter of his homoerotic viewpoint. 
It is therefore ironic to some, and 
fearful to others, that the forum for 
masculine initiation and confirma- 
tion is also the scene of the paradox 
of homoerotic experience. This 
irony isincarnatein the homosexual 
athlete, wherein the violation of, 
and compliance with, masculinity 
coexist paradoxically. 

The significance and impact of 
Pronger’s book lies in the anecdotal 
material he provides, based on ex- 
tensive interviews with gay men, 
athletes, and especially gay athletes. 
The experience of homosexual men 
in the sports world is thoroughly 
delineated, from childhood memo- 
ries to present-day experiences. 
Using the triad of gay sensibility’, it 
is shown how individual paradoxi- 
cal men carve out a “space” in this 
orthodox world through the inter- 
related perspectives of de-empha- 
sis, irony and change. Thedevelop- 
ment of all-gay athletic teams is 
explained and analyzed, alongside 
the divergent experiences of ho- 
mosexual men participating in 
mainstream sports. 

A cursory perusal of Pronger’s 
chapter and sub-chapter headings 
allude to the plethora of overlap- 
ping issues that are covered: 
“Rookiesand Debutantes”, “Sexual 
Mythology”, “Gay Sensibility”, 
“Jocks and Paradox”, “Sex and 
Sport”, “The Meaning of Fucking”, 


Homosexuality isn’t funny. Some- 
times anything can be a source of hu- 
mor, but the lives of twenty million 
Americans are not a joke. 

Gay Activists Alliance 

and National Gay Task Force 

1973 


“The Locker Room”, and “Gay 
Muscles”. In the latter section (the 
last in the book), he contends that 
gay muscles are the “embodiment 
of the paradox” and the “gay ironic 
view”. Because they are developed 
to attract other men, not women, 
gay men’s muscles (“butch drag” 
he calls them) invite homoerotic 
ecstasy. 

My one criticism of the often 
awkward use of academic jargon 
when everyday language would 
have sufficed, and clarified. If one 
is occasionally willing to muddle 
through dense sentences and para- 
graphs, there is a wealth of synthe- 
sized material here. 

The interaction between lesbian- 
ism, lesbiansexuality and thesports 
world is not dealt with in The 
Arena of Masculinity. As Pronger 
explains in his Introduction, he has 
left this to someone more qualified 
to explore the lesbian experience of 
athletics. 

With a sense of humour, and 
genuine inquisitiveness, Pronger 
has explored the place where mas- 
culinity, homosexuality and gen- 
der meet, and has produced an 
overarching analysis that serves to 
illuminate all our lives - whether 
we be gay or straight., “butch” or 
“femme. For years now, the refrain 
of the liberal case for gay liberation 
hasbeen: “Gays are just thesameas 
straights, except for what they doin 
bed.” Pronger sees this argument 
as misguided, maintaining that gay 
menare different thanstraightmen, 
in terms of their intuitive, para- 
doxical way of viewing the world 
and its myths. Through a brilliant 
analysis, he illuminates the poten- 
tial that abides in this divergence. 

by Shawn R. Mooney 


Ten percent of all men are more or 
less exclusively homosexual for at least 
three years between the ages of 16 and 
55. 

Alfred Kinsey 

American zoologist/sociologist/ 

sexologist 

1899-1956 


workshops in_ the 
Edmonton area. 
For many ofus who have 


been in the closet, for: 
however long, this novel 


sibility of a wasted life. 
Huser paints a picture for 
us of an existence demar- 
cated by the boundary be- 
tween inner feelings and 
the external world, with its 
unjust taboos. He elo- 
quently portrays the world 
that John Hislop has opted 
for, in deference to 
society’s rigid proviso. 


The creative 
homoeroticism that he has 
suppressed on an 


experential level perme- 
ates his interior world, 
oozing out into his 
memories and dreams. 

It is a tragic thing, a life 
un-lived and the author’s 
expression of this pathos 
make for a good read, and 
a notable first novel. 


Shawn R. Mooney 


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The Pink Triangle Supplement e Tuesday March 12, 1991 « Page 9 


Lesbians in Canada 


Edited by Sharon Dale Stone,Between the Lines (pub.), 1990 


This book, to my knowledge, is 
the first book dealing with lesbians 
in Canada. Lesbians in Canada is 
“written from an experimental 
rather than a theoretical point of 
view.” The book itself is divided 
into three parts: Diversity of Lesbian 
Experiences, Problems and Possibilities 
in a Lesbophobic Society and Lesbians 
Organizing for Survival.1 would say 
that this book is valuable to anyone 
(male or female, homosexual or 
heterosexual) who is interested in 
the gays and lesbians Canada. 

Sharon Stone emphasizes in her 
introduction, the importance of 
“putting women first.” Ms. Stone, 
states that we look at (and think 
about) LESBOPHOBIA. Unlike 
homophobia (fear and hatred of 
homosexuality) lesbophobia refers 
to fear and hatred of lesbians; this 
terms emphasizes that lesbians, as 
women, are subjected to sexist and 
heterosexist oppression, and 
therefore can often be treated very 
differently than gay men. Lesbians 
often do not conform to the conven- 
tional notions of femininity, 
whether it be through career 
choices, dress or political activism. 
Because of this, there is sometimes 
(but not always) an intense fear or 
anxiety faced by both lesbians and 
heterosexual women who “look 
and/or act like a dyke. What is it 
about that ‘L’ word?? Whatis it that 
we dread?? And is that dread real 
or imagined? What is the conse- 
quence of this fear or hatred? Ms. 
Stone states: 

“Patriarchal society _is 
phallocentric — organized by and 
formen. Itis builton theassumption 
that women exist to serve men. 
Lesbians, simply by existing, fla- 
grantly challenge this assumption. 
Lesbians are women who exist for 
themselves and other women, and 
lesbianism is the ultimate expres- 
sion of female autonomy from men. 
It is for this reason that lesbianism 
represents a profound threat to the 
patriarchal order —a threat that is 
qualitatively different from the 
threat that gay men are seen as rep- 
resenting.” 

It is important that we, as mem- 
bers of society, comprehend and 
take measures to combat 
homophobiaand lesbophobiain our 
society. One way that this can be 
done is to present, to the public 
heterosexual community, that we 
are people who differ vastly in our 
experience as women and as lesbi- 
ans. We are very mucha heteroge- 
neous lot, and yes, we are out there 
in strong numbers. 

In this review I will focus pri- 
marily on the articles presented in 
Part I of Lesbians in Canada. Part II 
and III, although relevant and im- 
portant will be discussed only 
briefly at the end. 

The first chapter titled Lesbians 
and Aging: Triple Trouble or Tremen- 
dous Thrill by Jeanette Auger, in- 
cludes positive and negative effects 
of living through anera where rigid 
sex roles (the so called “butch” and 
“femme” identities) were one of the 
few acceptable ways in which two 
women were able to express their 
love. Listening to the voice of older 
women gives us valuable informa- 
tion — so much can be learned and 
understood by listening to the ex- 
perience of previous generations. 

A charming paper by Makeda 
Silvera (Man Royals and Sodomites, 
Some thoughts on Invisibility of Afro- 
Caribbean Lesbians) givesinsightinto 


her childhood in Jamaica. Conver- 
sations with her grandmother and 
her mother give this article a very 
personal quality — It was almost 
like having Makeda right there in 
the room with me. The author spoke 
of women who where “suspect” or 
“sodomites” or “man royals” — 
those dread words. Makeda tells of 
women she remembered from her 
childhood, not because they were 
“suspect” but because they were 
womenshe liked, women who were 
strong, women she admired.... 
There was Miss Bibi, Miss Jones, 
Cherry Rose, Miss Gem, and Miss 
Opal... 

Lesbian Life in a Small Town: The 
Case of St. John’s presents interview 
data obtained from a lesbian ques- 
tionnaire collected by Sharon Dale 
Stone. Some of the questions dealt 
with accessibility to lesbian books/ 
films, lesbian organizations, fami- 
lies, friends, and feminists. Of par- 
ticular interest was the report by 
bisexual women who hadasense of 
belonging to the “gay community” 
and the corresponding reactions of 
lesbians towards women who refer 
to themselves as bisexual. 

Lesbian Teachers: Coping at School, 
written by Didik Khayatt, sheds 
some light on the delicate balance 
between beinga lesbian teacherand 
the impact of Bill 7 which includes 
sexual orientation protection in the 
Ontario Human Rights Code. This 
type of information is extremely 
valuable for lesbians and gay men 
in Alberta, who presently have no 
such protection. It concludes that in 
spite of this bill, many lesbian 
teachers do not feel that it is safe for 
a lesbian teacher to come out if she 
intends to continue teaching. As 
one teacher says: 

“I would be protected from firing. 
I would not be protected from os- 
tracism, or harassment, from stu- 
dents, or from colleagues.” 

The impact of being a lesbian 
social service worker has its own 
set of difficulties and possibilities 
which are very different than those 
experienced by lesbian teachers. 
Janice Ristock, in her article, Work- 
ing Dynamics in the Social Services: 
The Relevance of Sexual Orientation to 
Social Service Work, discusses the 
paradoxes lesbian social workers 
find themselves in. Often these 
workers are in various degrees of 
being out to their coworkers, how- 
ever, when dealing with the public 
(women who are transient, 
psychiatrized and/or leaving abu- 
sive situations) disclosure is left up 
to the individual. This article pre- 
sents us with thecomplicated reality 
of work environments. As lesbians 
feminists who have chosen to work 
towards social change and ending 
oppression based on class, gender, 
race, and sexual orientation, they 
themselves are controlled by the 
heterosexist social service system 
which may limit themand put them 
in vulnerable positions. 

Motherhood, as a female experi- 
ence, rather thanonly a heterosexual 
experience, is dealt with in two ar- 
ticles. The first by Dian Day is titled 
Lesbian | Mother. This article covers 
a wide range of subjects such as 
getting pregnant, male children, 
raising children (with and without 
aco-parent), coming out to children, 
parents, and finally support for 
lesbian mothers. As well, facing 
discrimination by both the hetero- 
sexual and homosexual community 
wasSalso discussed. The importance 


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of support is discussed in Part III 
where a brief history of the Toronto 
organization called Lesbian Moth- 
ers Defence Fund (LMDF). 

Joanne Doucette gives us an ex- 
cellent article titled Redefining Dif- 
ference: Disabled Lesbians Resist. 
Many of these women were angry 
women (this is not to imply that the 
anger was unfocused or unjusti- 
fied). The women interviewed face 
triple oppression — as women, as 
lesbians, and as differently abled 
individuals. This oppression is fur- 
ther compounded by their experi- 
ences regarding relationships (both 
love and friendship), racism, ha- 
rassment, violence, unemployment, 
motherhood, housing, abuse 
(physical, verbal, psychological, 
spiritual), just to name a few; these 
women spoke strongly about their 
sometimes negative experiences 
within society as well as the gay 
and lesbian community. The article 
concludes with positive response 
on how differently abled lesbians 
create a positive sense of difference 
through contact and mutual sup- 
port, wherever possible and wher- 
ever found. It suggests hope, sur- 
vival, and from that change: 

“Disabled lesbians are re-evalu- 
ating some of the assumptions soci- 
ety holds about who we are. From 
our position as ultimate outsiders 
we have the potential for startling 
new visions of how the world could 
be — if any one will let us in long 
enough to listen to us.” 

Part II of this book, Problems and 
Possibilities in the Lesbophobic Soci- 
ety, focuses onsome of the problems 
facing lesbians in mainstream Ca- 
nadian society. Each of the articles 
looks towards the future and imag- 
ines what life could be like without 
prejudice, discrimination, 
homophobia, lesbophobia, and 
heterosexism. 

Thighly recommend the article by 
Jeri Dawn Wine titled Outsiders on 
the Inside, Lesbians in Canadian Aca- 
deme. This excellent paper deals with 
professors, undergraduate students 
and graduate students in academe. 
It presents both problems and pos- 
sibilities available to lesbians at 
universities in Canada. This article 
covers a very broad area of univer- 
sity life: lesbian students spoke of 
being in a class which was taught 
by a professor (male or female) 
who was ‘out’, professors talked 
about being in various degrees of 
being ‘out’ to colleagues and 
friends and instructors spoke of 
contracts not being renewed or not 
being granted tenure (negative 
repercussions on their sexual ori- 
entation???). The academic envi- 
ronment is a unique setting that is 
devoted to knowledge and its un- 
derstanding — this liberal attitude 
often gives lesbians unique oppor- 
tunities to mediate personal and 
political issues and to explore pri- 
vate and public 
existences. 


courses (Lesbian Invisibility and 
Lesbian Sexuality) offered through 
the Faculty of Extension and re- 
cently, sexual orientation has been 
added to the Code of Student Be- 
havior. 

Also in Part II, human rights is- 
sues are discussed first by Mary 
Eaton (Lesbians and the Law) and 
secondly, by Becki Ross (Sexual Dis/ 
Orientation or Playing House: To Be 
or Not to Be Coded Human). Joan 
Blackwood writes an excellent ar- 
ticle in Aristotle, Sex and a Three- 
Legged Dog, The Naturalness of Les- 
bian Sex. She deals primarily with 
arguments stemming from nature 
which often discounts lesbians 
sexual activity as being unnatural. 
The last article in this section, Mind 
Drifting Islands, is a romantic and 
enjoyable paper (originally from the 
book L’ile des amates or Lesbian Lov- 
ers’ Island) written by Micheline 
Grimard-Leduc. The author pre- 
sents a positive vision of lesbian 
autonomy, — creation of our own 
reality, in the form of islands (or 
places to land). The article starts off 
with Amazons and Sappho and 
ends with Morrigan. Need I say 
more? 

The last section of this book is 
Lesbians Organizing for Survival and 
includes four articles: A Test of 
Unity: Lesbian Visibility in the British 
Columbia Federation Of Women, Les- 
bian Mothers Organizing, Organizing 
Lesbian Studies at Concordia, and 
Personal Reflections on Lesbian Orga- 
nizing in Ottawa. Articles in this 
section deal with how lesbians in 
Canada have organized to fight for 
their rights and create an atmo- 
sphere of acceptance. There are 
many different ways in which les- 
bians are involved in this struggle: 

- getting involved in the Gay Lib- 
eration Movement because they 
“see, feel and understand the need 
to end the suppression of their ho- 
mosexuality.” 

- getting involvedin the Women’s 
Liberation Movement, “believing 
that their fate as lesbians is inextri- 
cably tied to the fate of all women.” 

- getting involved in other (often 
smaller groups) of lesbian feminists. 

In many of the articles in this 
section, lesbians spoke of how be- 
coming involved in these groups 
was a process of growth or coming 


Lé 


out, or for the need of being in a 
supportive non-threatening envi- 
ronment. The articles in Lesbians 
Organizing for Survival all have a 
personal quality to them while still 
presenting a brief history of each of 
the organizations involved. 

In concluding, I would like to 
highly recommend Lesbians in 
Canada to every-one. The contents 
of this book are invaluable and up 
to date. It offers both casual readers 
and researchers information about 
the experiences of lesbians; these 
voices are not filtered, modified or 
distorted via sociological or psy- 
chological theories, nor are they 
processed through statistical 
analysis — these are the voices of les- 
bians in Canada.1 would say that this 
book will become one of the classic 
non-fiction lesbian books in Canada, 
and I hope that Lesbians in Canada 
will initiate more research and 
books about and for Canadian les- 
bians. 

by A.S. 


ende 


Jeannine Allard 
Alyson Publication, Inc., 1984. 


Sometime during the last cen- 
tury, in a small fishing town of the 
coast of France, two women fell 
love with each other, got married 
and lived as manand wife. One was 
a foreigner who cut off her hair to 
go to sea, the other visited the for- 
bidden talking standing stones. 
When the first woman was lost at 
sea, the townspeople erected a 
statue in “his” honor and for all the 
sailors who had been lost at sea. 
Years later, when the identity of the 
sailor was discovered, the statue 
was thrown into the sea by the an- 
gry and frightened townspeople. 

Jeannine Allard takes this legend 
which is still told in Brittany (or 
Normandy, depending on which 
version you have heard) and brings 
to usa hauntingly beautiful story of 
love, hope, dreams, strength, and 
sorrow as told through the eyes of 
the sailor, the wife, and their 
daughter. If your are someone who 
believes in fairy-tales, if only for a 
moment, or if you like to curl up 
with the Little Prince this book is a 


must!! 
by AS. 


Changes 


ocuring within (@ 
the academic 
environment 
can only, given 
time, spill over 
in the general 
society. At the 
University of 
Alberta, these 
changes are al- 
ready begun: 
we now have 
two lesbian 


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Poetry 


An Appeal To A Goddess 


yes daddy, no daddy 


The sea is calm and soft, 

It’s tide gently caressing the beach. 

Iam with you in your tender loving arms. 
You, my lover, remind me of a woman 

I love dearly. 

I wonder if she would understand. 


I feel no shame, yet perhaps she feels 
I have disgraced her; 

I never meant to. 

We lie together on the warm sand; 
The sun shines over our soft skin. 
You smile at me 

But I am still imprisoned by thoughts. 


Laying on top of me 

With your arms clenched around my shoulders, 
A kiss reminds me that you are there. 

Your gentle, patient eyes plead. 

I squeeze you tight 

And whisper “I love you”. 

Your face glows with affection. 


Taking my hand, 

We walk side by side, 

The breeze cool, 

The sun warm. 

We attract the glares of others 
Who do not understand. 


I listen to the call of the gulls on high. 
O how I admire their freedom; 
Iam still in chains. 


You hold me closer now 

With your arm around my waist. 

I feel your warmth move through me. 
How special you are. 


I stop; 

I look into the sky, 

Blue as your eyes. 

There I see her standing; 

She watches like a Goddess above us, 
Yet with vengeful passion. 

Isee she cries not for Hate 

But Love. 

Icry too. 


O hear me sweet Goddess! 

Do not condemn your son! 

But she is not of Greece, 

Nor does she approve 

Of our behaving like ancient Spartans. 


A gay poem is one that’s sexually attracted to other poems. 


William Barber 
American poet, 1980’s 


It is better to be hated for what one is than to be loved for what 
one isn’t. 


Andre Gide 
French novelist/ critic,1869-1951 


We can't distort and corrupt gay culture to adapt to bigotry. 


Sarah Schulman 
American novelist, 1988 


I speak to her gently saying: 
“O my dearest Mother 
How great my love for thee. 
You bore my body and soul 
and gave all to me. 

All lam is through you. 

I can say little else 

But that I love you.” 


I will love you if my stars stop shining. 

I will love you if the sea grows calm. 

I will love you if the mountains turn to dust. 
I will love you if the sun’s glow ceases. 
Mother, my Mother, 

Eternally I will love you. 


In words warm and tender 

You have said “I will always love you.” 
Why now do you scorn me? 

What have I done? 

I have made love to one who loves me; 
Where is the crime I commit? 


I speak and you answer. 

“Would you love me if I was a criminal?” 
“Yes, I would still love you.” 

“Would you love me even if I was a failure 
At everything important in my life?” 

“Yes, I would still love you.” 


If I turned my back and walked away, 

Never turning back, would you love me still?” 
“Always I will love you.” 

“Tf I betrayed you to your enemies 

Would you still love me?” 

“Yes, I would still love you.” 

“Tf I said I hated you and I left forever, 

Then would you still love me?” 

“As long as love exists my son, 

I will love you.” 


I stop and force the question 
To my lips, 

Fearing forever the answer 
To My Eternal Question... 


“Would you still love me... 
Even If I love a Man?” 


by J.A. Krause 


Homosexuality won't be accepted until it is completely seen as 
boring - a mundane, inconsequential part of everyday life. 
Quentin Crisp 
English writer/critic,1980’s 


Let the bullets that rip through my brain smash through every 
closet door in the nation. 
Harvey Milk 
American politician/activist, 1930-1978 


My advice in general to gay people is simply to go on living your 
life as though you did not see any reason either to boast of or to 
conceal your life. 


Telephone: 425-6636 
BOARDWALK MARKET 


Will you come with me 
into the forest 
to collect deadwood 
for our fires at night? 
yes daddy oh daddy 
look at the baby mice 
that live in the hollow log 
there’s seven you see 
Don’t touch, be careful. 
oh no daddy, i won’t 
Will you come with me 
to look at the animals? 
stray puppies and kittens, 
we're just going to look. 
oh yes daddy please can i 
just look at the black one 
he kissed me he’s friendly 
he’s wagging his tail 
It’s time to go now, errands to run. 
oh daddy please can we take our favorite one home 
Come sit here beside me, 
you know how i need you, 
you wouldn’t dare leave me 
you're my girl, you know. 
yes daddy you’re,always right 
i know that you love me best 
it’s our special secret 
i won't tell a soul. 
If you are my best girl, 
then nothing can hurt us. 
Just do as iask you or 
they’ll take you away. 
but daddy 
i feel wrong 
i hurt deep inside me 
i must be a bad girl 
because i want to tell. 


Anonymous 


from word to word 


don’t blame me for your surprise, 

i tried to tell you but instead came out the lies. 
stonefaced and cracking, 

wide, wild eyes, 

eyes rimmed with tears, 

waiting for conviction from a jury of my peers. 
ican see you slipping away 

i can’t face these loses today. 


don’t blame me for your surprise, 

i did not chose, i will not change. 

please realize, 

i want the same thing as you, 

i want to love too. 

why should it be denied? 

because i don’t love the same as you? 
ignorance and hate in your voice, 

guess that means that you’ve made your choice. 


don’t blame me for my surprise, 

i thought to trust you, you have opened my eyes. 
you see what you're told to, 

have i changed from word to word? 

what is it you’ve heard? 

can’t you just be a friend to me 

like i thought you were? 

remember it was you who pushed away, 

why can’t you try to see a different way? 


M.A. Scott 


THE CHILD 


Within is a child naive, pure. 
Outside is a man strong, sure. 


The two have been apart, distant for years. 
Finally they meet, exchange kisses, tears. 


Both come together, walking side by each. 
The man realizes, a boy needs to be reached. 


They stroll hand in hand, knowing their silence too long. 
Now the man reflects, on the child within, with song. 


Billie Padavell 


The Pink Triangle Supplement e Tuesday March 12, 1991 e Page 11 


| Hate Straights 


Ihave friends. Some of them are 
straight. 

Year after year, I see my straight 
friends. I want to see them, to see 
how they are doing, to add new- 
ness to our long and complicated 
histories, to experience some conti- 
nuity. 

Year after year, I continue to real- 
ize that the facts of my life are irrel- 
evant to them and that I am only 
half listened to, that I am an ap- 
pendage to the doings of a greater 
world, a world of power and privi- 
lege, of the laws of installation, a 
world of exclusion. “That’s not 
true,” argue my straight friends. 
There is the one certainty in the 
politics of power: those left out of it 
beg for inclusion while the insiders 
claim that they already are. Mendo 
it to women, whites do it to blacks, 
and everyone does it to queers. 

The main dividing line, both con- 
scious and unconscious, is 
procreation...and that magic word - 
Family. Frequently, the ones we 
are born into disown us when they 


find out who we really are, and to 
make matters worse, we are pre- 
vented from having our own. We 
are punished, insulted, cut off, and 
treated like sedentaries in terms of 
child rearing, both damned if we 
try and damned if we abstain. It’s 
as if the propaganda of the species 
is sucha fragile directive that with- 
out enforcing it as if it were an 
agenda, humankind would melt 
back into the primeval ooze. 

[hate having to convince straight 
people that lesbians and gays live 
in a war zone, that we’re sur- 
rounded by bomb blasts only we 
seem to hear, that our bodies and 
souls are heaped high, dead from 
fright or bashed or raped, dying of 
grief or disease, stripped of our 
personhood. 

[hate straights whocan’tlisten to 
queer anger without saying, “hey, 
all straight people aren’t like that. 
I’m straight too, you know,” as if 
their egos don’t get enough strok- 
ing or protection in this arrogant, 
heterosexist world. Why must we 


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take care of them in the midst of our 
just anger brought on by their 
fucked up society?! Why add the 
reassurance of “Of course, I don’t 
meanyou. You don’tact that way.” 
Let them figure out for themselves 
whether they deserve to be included 
in our anger. 

But of course that would mean 
listening to our anger, which they 
almost never do. They deflect it, by 
saying “I’m not like that” or “now 
look who’s generalizing” or “You'll 
catch more flies with honey...” or 
“If you focus on the negative you 
just give out more power” or 
“you’renottheonly onein the world 
who’s suffering.” They say “Don’t 
yell at me, I’m on your side” or “I 
think you’re overreacting” or “BOY, 
YOU’RE BITTER”. 

They’ve taught us that good 
queers don’t get mad. They’ve 
taught us so well that we not only 
hide our anger from them, we hide 
it fromeach other. WEEVEN HIDE 
IT FROM OURSELVES. We hide it 
with substance abuse and suicide 


and overachieving in the hope of 
proving our worth. They bash us 
and stab us and shoot us and bomb 
us in ever increasing numbers and 
still we freak out whenangry queers 
carry banners or signs that say 
BASH BACK. For the last decade 
they let us die in droves and still we 
thank President Bush for planting a 
fucking tree, applaud him forliken- 
ing PWAs to car accident victims 
who refuse to wear seatbelts. LET 
YOURSELF BE ANGRY. Let your- 
self be angry that the price of our 
visibility is the constant threat of 
violence, anti-queer violence to 
which practically every segment of 
this society contributes. Let your- 
self feel angry that THERE IS NO 
PLACE IN THIS COUNTRY 
WHERE WE ARE SAFE, no place 
where we are not targeted for ha- 
tred and attack, the self-hatred, the 
suicide - of the closet. Thenext time 
some straight person comes down 
on you for being angry, tell them 
that until things change, you don’t 
need any more evidence that the 


Im Your -ace 


Thisarticle “I Hate Straights” first 
appeared in a series of essays en- 
titled Queers Read This during the 
New York City Lesbian and Gay 
Pride ParadeinJune1990. Itspurred 
controversial debate among the 
New York Lesbian and Gay com- 
munity. Some thought it was too 
angry, too radical, too intolerant. 
Some thought it was about time we 
expressed queer anger without 
compromise. Whatever the reac- 
tion, “I Hate Straights” was the 
impetus for the growth of the then 
infant lesbian/gay direct action 
movement, embodied in Queer 
Nation. Queer Nation had already 
existed in NY for four months, and 
was attracting hundreds of angry 
queers toits weekly meetings. Why 
is it so popular? 

The modern queer equality /civil 
rights movement has existed for 21 
years, since the Stonewall riots of 
1969. Yet comparatively few ad- 
vancements have been made by 
lesbian/gay groups advocating for 
change. In Canada, only three 
provinces and one territory (Que- 
bec, Ontario, Manitoba, Yukon) 
have passed laws making it illegal 
to discriminate based on sexual/ 
affectional orientation. Queers are 
dying everyday from anti-gay vio- 
lence. Queers regularly lose their 
jobs, housing, children, or families 
because of their queerness. Are we 


angry? You’re damn right we are. 
I am sick and tired of having 
heterosexuality pushed down my 


- throat. I turn on the TV and see Mr 


and Mrs X struggling oh-so- 
humourously with Billy and Susie, 
their oh-so-adorable heterosexual 
children. I read the newspaper to 
discover that “Muffy and Biff” have 
decided to get married and feel the 
need to pay good money to tell the 
world of their happy, healthy, het- 
erosexual joy. Spare me. Don’t 
forget the trials and tribulations of 

Johnny X, the high school football 

hero and his oh-so-beautiful (or 

wealthy, or sexy, or virginal, as 

you will) prom queen girlfriend 

Cindy Q, as they discover the true 

meaning of adolescent hetero- 

sexual hormonal chaos. These are 

just a few, ostensibly silly, but real 

examples of the complete perva- 

siveness of heterosexism in our 

society. How many of you ever 

considered whether you “chose” 

to bestraight, or whether you were 

just “born that way”? 

Queer anger, bothat the concept 
of compulsory heterosexuality,and 
atindividual straights, is rising like 
a gorge in our collective throats. 
Don’t be surprised when we spit it 
out and it falls at your feet. And if 
you think you’re not privileged, 
think of what would happenif you, 
Jill, were discovered to be dating 

Jo(sephine) not 
Jo(esph). Our queer 


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lives have been rel- 
egated tothe ghetto, 
where you think we 
belong. we're 
growing out of our 
ghettos into a self- 
determination 
which tells us and 
you that yes, we are 
sick-sick of straight 
privilege, sick of 
paying taxes for 
benefits that don’t 
benefit us (married 


tax rebates, medical 
and dental ben- 
efits), sick of hiding 
ASOCIAL, RECREATIONAL ourselves in closets 
AND EDUCATIONAL oe eae ade 
orced on us, sicko 
SOCIETY FOR LESBIANS {Rae ae 


“Oh, but I don’t 


know any gay people,” sick of you 
telling us we're invading your lives 
by asking you to consider our is- 
sues (Blue Jean Day), sick of watch- 
ing our friends and lovers be re- 
jected by your absurd heterosexual 
standards, sick of having to prove 
to you that we are worthy of your 
condescending, reluctant accep- 
tance. 

Well I for one am sick of you and 
your white middle class LIBERAL- 
ISM. I don’t want your acceptance 


and as an oppressed person, I de- 
mand you prove your sincerity to 
me before I accept YOU. I will risk 
my job, my happiness, my life and 
I will not hide my queerness from 
you because you can’t deal with it. 
Until you prove your worth to me, 
lll take my queer life, my queer 
anger, my queer rage, and I’Il shove 
it in your face. Then, when you get 
the total picture, then we'll talk 
about acceptance. 

by Deb Nousek 


world turns at your expense. You 
don’t need to see only hetero 
couples grocery shopping on your 
TV...You don’t wantany more baby 
pictures shoved in your face until 
youcan have or keep your own. No 
more weddings, showers, anniver- 
saries, please, unless they are our 
own brothers and sisters celebrat- 
ing. And tell them not to dismiss 
you by saying “You have rights,” 
“You have privileges,” “You're 
overreacting,” or “You have a vic- 
tims mentality.” Tell them “GO 
AWAY FROM ME, until YOU can 
change.” Go away and try ona 
world without the brave, strong 
queers that are its backbone, that 
are its guts and brains and souls. 
Go tell them go away until they 
have spent a month walking hand 
in hand in public with someone of 
the same sex. After they survive 
that, then you'll hear what they have 
to say about queer anger. Other- 
wise, tell them toshut up and listen. 


Anonymous 


Society deals with homosexuality as 
if it did not exist. 

Martin Hoffman 

American psychologist/sexologist, 1968 


Gayness is even scarier to people 
than femaleness or blackness. 
John Lombardi 
American journalist, 1975 


-—= ta & 


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Because lesbians and gay men are discriminated against in employ- 
mentand housing and because how we actis more important than who 
we are and if we get harasses it’s our problem and if we get attacked 
we provoked it and if we raise our voices we’ re flaunting ourselves and 
if we enjoy sex we’re perverts and if we have AIDS we deserve it and 
if we march with pride we’re recruiting children and if we stand up for 
rights we are overstepping our boundaries and if we don’t have a 
heterosexual relationship we haven’t given it a chance and if we love 
someone of our own sex we're just going through a phase 

And _ because our relationships are not acknowledged and we are 
told our love is not real and if we're out of the closet we get bashed and / 
or murdered and if we want children we’re unnatural and if we have 
them our families are not legally recognized and because lesbian and 
gay existence has been written out of her/history and homophobia is 
sanctioned by the police and the courts and... . 

And for lots and lots of other reasons 


WE ARE PART OF THE 
LESBIAN AND GAY LIBERATION 
MOVEMENT 


Spousal Benefits 


Did you know that gays and les- 
bians pay higher tuition and get 
paid less? 

We pay higher tuition because 
our partners cannot benefit from 
student services, as married and 
common-law heterosexual couples 
can. Our partners cannot use sports 
services, we cannot live in married 
student housing, and in applying 
for financial assistance, our depen- 
dents will often not be considered. 

By the same token, lesbians and 
gay menare paid less. Our partners 
donot qualify for benefit plans such 
as health care, dental coverage, or 
life insurance. The same holds true 
for the children of our partners, for 
whom we may have assumed fi- 
nancial responsibility. 

Added to this, gays and lesbians 
pay higher taxes than heterosexu- 
als. Consider a man whose com- 
mon-law wife stays at home and 
cares for their children. This man is 
entitled to substantial income tax 
deductions for his wife and for each 
child. A gay couple in the same 
situation, however would receive 
no such concessions. 

The list goes on... pension plans, 
RSP’s, bank loans . . . lesbians and 
gay men are subsidizing hetero- 
sexuality, and we are getting tired 
of it! 

Thanks to gay and lesbian activ- 
ists working to change this situa- 
tion, advances are slowly being 
made. Several universities, includ- 
ing the University of British Co- 
lumbia, and the University of 
Toronto, have extended some of 
these benefits to the partners of les- 
bians and gay men. In addition, 
lesbian and gay employees of the 
City of Vancouver and the Prov- 
ince of Ontario were recently 
granted full spousal benefits. 

Several challenges to laws deny- 
ing these benefits to gay men and 
lesbians are now in the courts. 


In 1985, Brian Mossop was de- 
nied bereavement leave to attend 
the funeral of his partner’s father. 
In 1989, the Canadian Human 
Rights Commission ruled thata gay 
couple may constitutea family, and 
as such, merit the same benefits as 
heterosexual couples. This deci- 
sion is now under appeal. 

In a similar ruling in 1990, the 
Federal Court of Canada ruled that 
Timothy Veysey, a prisoner in a 
federal penitentiary, should be al- 
lowed family visits with his homo- 
sexual partner. 

In another case, Karen Andrews, 
a lesbian living in Ontario with her 
partner of twelve years, and her 
partner’s two children, applied for 
spousal benefits when her partner 
returned to University. Although 
her employer was willing to extend 
full benefits, the Ontario Health 
Insurance Plan (OHIP) refused 
coverage. 

When Jim Egan turned sixty-five, 
he applied for his pension. When 
he applied for spousal benefits un- 
der his plan for his partner of forty- 
two years, he was refused. These 
cases are still in the courts. 

These individual cases are lead- 
ing us towards a system where 
women and men in Canada will be 


treated equally, regardless ofsexual 
orientation. However, the only way 
that this will truly be accomplished 
is by inclusion of sexual orientation 


in provincial and federal human . 


rights legislation. 

Here,atthe U. of A., thesechanges 
arealready underway. The Code of 
Student Behavior was recently 
amended to prohibit discrimination 
based onsexual orientation. A pro- 
posal to include a similar clause in 
other University documents is be- 
ing considered. Hopefully this will 
open the way for the extension of 
equal benefits to all students and 
employee - regardless of sexual ori- 
entation. 

by Nola Etkin 


é GAY & LESBIAN REC. 


BADMINTON CLUB 


EVERY SUNDAY 


EVERY SATURDAY 6:30 < 
9:30 pm, 


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VOLLEYBALL 


FOR FURTHER INFO CONTACT DWIGHT OR GIL AT 425-6636 


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GAYS AND LESBIANS ON CAMPUS PRESENT: 


GAY AND LESBIAN 
AWARENESS WEEK 


WEDNESDAY, Cont'd 


MONDAY, MARCH 11 
A Come meet a real live homosexual... Reception to follow, Heritage 
(e ...in HUB (10 am - 4 pm) Lounge, Athabasca Hall, 1:30 pm 
Movie Night: Humanities 2-33, Today's events co-sponsored by: 
T (6pm - 10pm) U. of A. New Democrats 
I TUESDAY. MARCH 12 Young Progressive Conservatives 
V one ed areal = homosexual... THURSDAY, MARCH 14 
aay am - 
I Pink Triangle Supplement in BLUE JEAN DAV!!! 
T The Gateway (Wear Jeans For Equality) 
Gay and Lesbian Christians Tell Drop-in: for coffee, conversation 
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and refreshments! 
Arts Lounge, 1pm - 4 pm 
Gaywire - on CJSR, FM 88.5, 6 pm 


FRIDAY, MARCH 15 
Retrospective on the Gay Games 
Gays and Lesbians in Sport 
Rm 034 SUB, 12:00 noon 
Social and Fundraiser for the 
Delwin Vriend Defence Fund 


Arts Lounge, 5 pm - 10 pm 


Their Story 
Education 165, 12:00 noon 


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 
Could It Happen Here? - 

The U of A and the Vriend Case 
A Forum on Human Rights for 
Lesbians and Gays 
Tory Breezeway 2, 12:00 noon 


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MAKE SEX FUN AND MORE EXCITING! 
MEN: Sex "Hot-line" 491-8086 
WOMEN: Call 424-4767 


Ask for Anne 


The AIDS Network of Edmonton 


Edmonton Persons Living With HIV Society 


the will to live. 


2nd Floor Rm. 208, 10704 - 108 Sweet 
Edmonton, Alberta T5H 3A3 
Phone: 424-8453 » Fax: 424-5659 


The Edmonton Persons Living with HIV Society is a 
community based self-help, self-care Society which provides 
much needed support and services to people with HIV?AIDS. 
The Society is entirely directed by and for people 
share a common diagnosis. We provide tangible social support 
to our fellow PLWHIV's through the sharing of mutual exper- 
fence, information and insight while promoting AIDS 
ness and basic human rights. The Society fundamentally 
stands for the Itepes and dreams of all its members, fostering 
essential ingredients_which stimulate self empowerment and 


who 


aware- 


10 Questions Most Commonly Asked of 
Lesbians - and the Answers You'll Never Hear 


1. What, exactly, do two women 
do together? (Usually asked by a 
woman.) 

A: It takes too long to explain. A 
lesbian quickie lasts hours. We lay 
there and discuss politics until we 
figure it out. But if you like I'll 
show you. Howabout this evening 
at six? 

2. Which of you is the man? 
(Usually asked by a man.) 

A: We’re lesbians, not confused. 
Look it up! 

3. What do your parents think 
about it? 

A: They weren't exactly tickled 
lavender. 

4. Do you face any discrimina- 
tion because you're - “that way”? 

A: None. The lesbian movement 
is a bodily function that involves 
the expulsion of our reproductive 
organs. 

5. Why are you a lesbian? 


A: Let me show you a picture o} 
my girlfriend. 

6. Did anything in your child- 
hood affect your “choice”? 

A: Definitely. There was this cute 
little redhead in my nursery schoo! 
that I used to take naps with. 

7. Why do you have to tell every- 
one? 

A: Ihave a P.C. quota to meet. 

8. Is one of you “butch” and the 
other “femme”? 

A: Yes, but we trade off every 
time we roll over. 

9. Do you plan to have children? 

A: We're trying! (Wink-wink, 
nudge-nudge,know what Imean, 
know what I mean!) 

10. But wouldn’t you want your 
children to be straight? 

A: And miss this opportunity tc 
be interrogated by the next genera- 
tion of psych majors? 

Reprinted from - Lesbian Lists 


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Students' Union 


Awards 


It Pays to Get Involved! 


The Students' Union Recognition Awards are 
to recognize students that have contributed to 
campus life in many different areas. Most of these 
awards, with the exception of the Award of Excel- 
lence are not based on Academic Standing, these 
awards are based on how much the applicant has 
contributed to campus life. Each award, with the 
exception of the Award for Excellence, shall consist 
of: 

¢ a $150.00 gift certificate redeemable at 
the book store of the winner's choice 

¢ a $400.00 monetary prize 

¢ aplaque 


Eligibility and 
Application requirements: 

e All awards require a satisfactory academic standing, 
which shall mean a minimum Grade Point Average of 5.5 
calculated over the last five full-course equivalents. 

¢ The applicant must bea member of the Students’ Union. 

¢ The applicant must submit at least two letters of 
recomendation with their application. 

e Each applicant must submit a personal statement 
of no more than 200 words explaining why the are 
qualified for the award. 


Deadline: 
The deadline for application shall be March 15th, 1991. All 
applications and additional materials must be handed in on 
or before March 15th, 1991 to be eligible for consideration. 


How to Apply: 

To apply for a Students' Union Award, please pick up an 
Awards Application form from the Students’ Union Main 
Offices, rm. 256 SUB. Anyone who meets the eligibility 
requirements can apply. If you have any questions, please 
contact Jason Forth, V.P. Academic at 492-4236. 


Gold Key Recognition Awards: 


The Students' Union Gold Key Award was created by Students’ Union President Tevie Miller in 1950 and was intended to recognize the best on campus - those who 
contributed most to making the University of Alberta a better place - for their outstanding work in extra curricular activities. This honor was bestowed upon those 
people who had contributed greatly to campus functions and by so doing, to form a group related to all campus organizations for the main purpose of entertaining 
visitors to our university, thus eliminating the need for a social directorate. 

The Golden Key Society lapsed in 1970 and was revived in 1990 to recognize the large number of people who have contributed to campus life. All member of the 
University Campus Community are eligible for the awards with the exception of the Students’ Union Executive. 

The Students' Union Awards Committee shall have the discretion to award a number of Gold Key Recognition Awards in the following categories: student government, 
volunteer activities; student organizations; student services; community recognition. 


To be eligible for this award, a candidate must: 
1. be nominated or submit an application; 
2. not have previously received this award. 


Students’ Union Award for 


Excellence: 


To be eligible for the Award For Excellence, the same rules of eligibility apply, with the following additional criteria: 
1. Applicants must be in the graduating year of their most recent degree programme; 
2. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 7.5 in ten full courses, or their equivalent, taken within the previous 


two years. 


Each year, the Students’ Union shall award a student with a gold medal for excellence in curricular and non-curricu- 
lar activities while at the University of Alberta. The student will also be awarded one thousand dollars by the Students’ 


Union. 


Lorne Calhoun Memorial Award: 


To qualify for this award, a candidate must: 


1. Have been an active member in a University of Alberta club and/or faculty association; 


2. Not have previously received this award. 


This award is meant to perpetuate the memory of Lorne Calhoun, B.A., a student at the University of Alberta from 1946 
until his death in 1951. In considering applications for this award, the record of Lorne Calhoun shall be considered. Mr. 
Calhoun was active in debating, a member of the International Relations Club, Chairman of the Alberta Committee of 
International Student Services and an executive member of the Political Science Club. 


Maime Shaw Simpson Book Prize: 


To qualify for this award, a candidate must: 


1. Have made a an outstanding contribution to campus life through hard work and leadership; 
2. Demonstrate outstanding contribution to the advancement of women on this campus. 
This award is to perpetuate the memory of Maime Shaw Simpson. Maime Shaw Simpson was was the first dean of women 


at the University of Alberta. 


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Walter A. Dinwoodie Award: 


To qualify for this award, a candidate must; 
1. Have made an outstanding contribution to student life through active volunteer work for a public service club 
registered with the Students’ Union and or a Students’ Union Service. 
2. Persons who receive a salary, honorarium, or any other monetary remuneration for their work in the above 
organizations shall not be eligible. 
This award is to perpetuate the memory of Walter A. Dinwoodie, permanent business manager of the Students’ Union 
from 1949-1962. 


Eugene L. Brody Award: 
To qualify for this award, a candidate must: 


1. have a satisfactory Grade Point Average within the academic year in which the award is presented. (However, 
academic standing shall be a consideration in determining the winner.) 
2. have made a valuable contribution in extra-curricular campus activities. 

This award is to perpetuate the memory of Eugene L. Brody, B.A., B.Sc., a student at the university of 
Alberta for twenty-three years who had cerebral palsy and was able to make an outstanding contributions 
in extra-curricular activities. Eugene Brody's contributions were made with a strong personal philosophy, 
"To have a full life, one has to struggle every step of the way." 


Anne Louise Mundell Humanitarian 
Award: 


To qualify for this award, a candidate must: 
1. Be involved in charity / volunteer work; 
2. Be an active member of a club contributing to the development of the arts and culture on campus. 
This award is meant to perpetuate the memory of Anne Louise Mundell, a student at the University of Alberta 
from 1915 to 1919. Her activities at the University of Alberta included the Dramatic Society, the Literary 
Society, the Soldiers’ Comfort Club and the Wauneita Society. 


Dr. Randy Gregg Athletics Award: 


To qualify for this award, a candidate must: 
1. Be involved in athletics; 
2. Demonstrate strong leadership skills; 
3. Contribute to student life at the University of Alberta. 

Dr. Randy Gregg was a student at the University of Alberta from 1972 to 1980, receiving a Bachelor of 
Science and a Doctor of Medicine degree. He was a key player on the Golden Bears Hockey team and, as captain 
in 1979, lead the team to National Championship. Dr. Gregg represented Canada as a member of the hockey 
team in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, and went on to join the Edmonton Oilers in 1983. 


Tevie Miller Involvement Award: 


To qualify for this award, a student must: 
1. Be an active member of a club or association at the University of Alberta; 
2. Demonstrate leadership skills. 
3. The candidate must not receive a salary or honorarium from the said club o association. 

The Tevie Miller Involvement Award was established to recognize the outstanding commitment and 
dedication of the Honorable Associate Chief Justice Tevie H. Miller. Justice Miller was a Students' Union 
President. Subsequent to convocation, Justice Miller continued his involvement as President of the Alumni 
Association, and in 1980 was elected as a member of the University Senate. In 1986, Tevie Miller was elected 
as Chancellor of the University of Alberta. 


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Hilda Wilson Volunteer Recognition 
Award: 
To qualify for this award, a candidate must; 


1. Be a volunteer member of the Students’ Union at the University of Alberta or a community service organization; 
2. Demonstrate a sincere dedication to others. 

The Hilda Wilson Memorial Volunteer Recognition Award was established to recognize qualities of congeniality and 
humanitarian dedication. At age 57, Hilda Wilson entered the Faculty of Law after two years in the Faculty of Arts at 
the University of Alberta. Unsurpasser in her dedication to here fellow students, Hildas's enthusiasm and energetic 
confidence as a volunteer endeared her to many. 


Charles S. Noble Award for Student Leadership: 


The purpose of this award is to recognize post-secondary students demonstrating outstanding dedication and leadership to fellow students and to their community. 


To be eligible for the award, a candidate must: 
1. Be an Alberta resident as defined by the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Regulations. 
2. Be enrolled in a minimum of the full courses at a designed post-secondary institution in Alberta in the year of nomination. 
3. Display commitment in one or more of the following area: 


- student government 
- student societies, clubs or organizations. (in addition, candidates may exhibit active involvement in either: Student organizations at the provincial or 


national level; or, in non-profit community organizations) 


Nomination Deadline for this award: March 1st,1991